Deuteronomy 15:18:9Deut.15.18.W9TAB
שְׂכַ֣ר
sekhar
“the wage”
- Transliteration
- se-KHAR
- Extended
- seh-KHAR
- IPA
- /səˈxaʁ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the wage
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-KHAR
- phraseyour reading level
se-KHAR sa-KHIR
- clause
lo-yik-SHEH be-ei-NE-kha be-shal-le-a-KHA o-TO khof-SHI me-im-MAKH ki mish-NEH se-KHAR sa-KHIR av-DE-kha SHESH sha-NIM
- sentence
lo-yik-SHEH be-ei-NE-kha be-shal-le-a-KHA o-TO khof-SHI me-im-MAKH ki mish-NEH se-KHAR sa-KHIR av-DE-kha SHESH sha-NIM u-ve-rakh-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL a-SHER ta-a-SEH
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kī} ‘for, because’ introduces the reason: the evaluative phrase mishneh sechar sachir avadekha {מִשְׁנֶה שְׂכַר שָׂכִיר עֲבָדְךָ | mišnêh seḥār sāḵîr ʻăvâdekāh} ‘double the wage of a hired worker your servant’.
Root and etymology
“wages”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:18
It must not be hard in your eyes when you send him away free , for he has served you six years—worth double the wage of a hired worker; and the LORD your God will bless you in all that you do.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 15:18, so the Hebrew word שְׂכַ֣ר (sekhar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.15.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.18.W9.S1) and character.