Strong’s definition
to hire
KJV gloss list in the source
earn wages, hire (out self), reward, [idiom] surely.
Source pronunciation notation: saw-kar'
Derivation recorded by Strong
or (by permutation) סָכַר; (Ezra 4:5), a primitive root (apparently akin (by prosthesis) to H3739 (כָּרָה) through the idea of temporary purchase; compare H7937 (שָׁכַר));
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