What does שָׂכַר · μνεία mean in the Bible?
שָׂכַר · μνεία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to hire or employ someone for a task".
Hebrew · H7936, G3417
שָׂכַר
To hire · recollection; by implication, recital
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שָׂכַר H7936 to hire
Pronunciation sakar
Labor compensation concept: wages earned through work or service, including hired labor and divine reward for obedience
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μνεία G3417 recollection; by implication, recital
Pronunciation mneía
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What does שָׂכַר (sakar) mean in the Bible?
שָׂכַר · μνεία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to hire or employ someone for a task".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7936, G3417?
H7936, G3417 is connected to 21 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to hire or employ someone for a task
Source Gloss
to hire or employ someone for a task
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 8
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 6×
Perfect 2Kgs 7:6 · Deut 23:5 2×
Participle active 2Chr 24:12 1×
Infinitive absolute Gen 30:16 1×
Imperfect Isa 46:6 1×
Participle passive Neh 6:13 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect 1Sam 2:5 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Participle active Hag 1:6 1×
Word Origins
שָׂכַר is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain