שָׂכִיר (śākîr) is a Hebrew adjective meaning hired. It appears 17 times in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7916).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2264.1c)

Root family 2264.1: שָׂכַל śākal — II, lay crosswise. This verb occurs only once, in the Piel (Gen 48:14)

• שָׂכָר śākār — hire
• סָכַר śākar — hire
• מַשְׂכֹּרֶת maśkōret — wages
• שֶׂכֶר śeker — hire
• שְׂכִירָה śĕkîrâ — hired

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