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śāxīr שָׂכִיר ‘hired’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from sāxar סָכַר ‘to hire’
Roots: שׂכר סכר

śāxīr adj
1) hired
 1a) hired (of animal)
 1b) hireling, hired labourer (subst)
  1b1) mercenary

Mentioned in Exodus 12:45, 22:14 Codex Leviticus 22:10, 25:6, 19:13, 25:40, 25:50, 25:53 Deuteronomy 24:14, 15:18 Isaiah 21:16, 16:14 Jeremiah 46:21 Malachi 3:5 Job 7:1, 14:6, 7:2

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