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sāxar סָכַר ‘to hire’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root (apparently akin to kārā כָּרָה ‘to trade / to feed’ through the idea of temporary purchase) (by prothesis)
Roots: כרה
Variants: שָׂכַר, סָכַר

sāxar v
A1) to hire
 1a) (Qal) to hire
B1) to hire
 1a) (Qal) to hire
 1b) (Niphal) to hire oneself out
 1c) (Hithpael) to earn wages

Mentioned in Genesis 30:16 Deuteronomy 23:5 Judges 9:4, 18:4 1 Samuel 2:5 2 Samuel 10:6 2 Kings 7:6 Isaiah 46:6 Haggai 1:6 Proverbs 26:10 Ezra 4:5 Nehemiah 6:12, 13:2, 6:13 1 Chronicles 19:6, 19:7 2 Chronicles 24:12, 25:6

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