Leviticus 19:13:7Lev.19.13.W7TAB
שָׂכִ֛יר
sahkheer
“hired worker”
- Transliteration
- sah-KHEER
- Extended
- sah-KHEER
- IPA
- /saːˈxiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- hired worker
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
sah-KHEER
- phraseyour reading level
pe-oo-LAT sah-KHEER
- clause
loh-ta-LIN pe-oo-LAT sah-KHEER it-KHA ad-BO-ker
- sentence
loh-ta-ah-SHOK et-re-a-KHA veh-LO tig-ZOL loh-ta-LIN pe-oo-LAT sah-KHEER it-KHA ad-BO-ker
Exegesis
The final clause repeats the negative with talin {תָּלִין | tālîn} ‘you shall withhold’ followed by the construct pe'ullat sakhir {פְּעֻלַּת שָׂכִיר | pə‘ullat śāḵîr} ‘wages of a hired worker’ and the temporal phrase ittekha ad-boker {אִתְּךָ עַד־בֹּקֶר | ʾit·təḵā ʿaḏ bōqer} ‘with you until morning,’ imposing a clear deadline. The repetitive negatives and parallel structure reflect the emphatic style of Hebrew legal texts.
Root and etymology
Rootš-kh-r
“hire, wage”
In context — Leviticus 19:13
You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob them. You shall not withhold the wages of a hired worker with you until morning.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 19:13, so the Hebrew word שָׂכִ֛יר (sahkheer) 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 Lev.19.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.13.W7.S1) and character.