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In the context of the ancient Near Eastern culture, this could include various forms of labor, often related to domestic or agricultural work. The term emphasizes the temporary and transactional nature of the employment relationship.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the concept of hiring workers was common, especially during harvest times or for specific tasks that required additional labor. The Law of Moses provided guidelines for the fair treatment of hired workers, emphasizing timely payment and humane working conditions (Deuteronomy 24:14-15). The role of women in the workforce, though less documented, was significant in various domestic and agricultural settings.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5503.htm">sachar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a stone (used in paving)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>precious stones (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">סֹחֶ֫רֶת</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>a stone used (with marble) in paving</b></font> (compare Assyrian <i><em>si—ru</em></i>, a precious stone, Dl<sup>HWB 495</sup>); — <font class="hebrew2">סֹחָ֑רֶת</font> <a href="/interlinear/esther/1-6.htm">Esther 1:6</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>black marble <p>Similar to <a href="/hebrew/5507.htm">cocherah</a>; probably a (black) tile (or tessara) for laying borders with -- black marble. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5507.htm">cocherah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְסֹחָֽרֶת׃ וסחרת׃ vesoCharet wə·sō·ḥā·reṯ wəsōḥāreṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/esther/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 1:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וָשֵׁ֖שׁ וְדַ֥ר <b> וְסֹחָֽרֶת׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> mother-of-pearl <span class="itali">and precious stones.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/esther/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and white, <span class="itali">and black,</span> marble.<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> marble mother-of-pearl <span class="itali">and precious</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5508.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5508.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5508<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/vesocharet_5508.htm">wə·sō·ḥā·reṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/5507.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5507"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5507" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/5509.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5509"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5509" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>