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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 5534. סָכַר (caker) -- To hire, to engage, to employ</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5534.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/genesis/8-2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/5534.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 5534</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/5533.htm" title="5533">◄</a> 5534. caker <a href="../hebrew/5534a.htm" title="5534a">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">caker: To hire, to engage, to employ</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">סָכַר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>caker<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>sah-KAR<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(saw-kar')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To hire, to engage, to employ<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to shut up, to surrender<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often associated with the concept of hiring or wages is μισθόω (misthoō), which appears in the New Testament in contexts such as the parable of the workers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb סָכַר (caker) primarily means "to hire" or "to engage" in the context of employment or service. It is used to describe the act of hiring someone for work or service, often in a contractual or agreed-upon manner. This term can also imply the concept of wages or compensation for services rendered.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, hiring laborers or servants was a common practice, especially in agricultural settings. The economy was largely agrarian, and hiring workers for tasks such as harvesting, shepherding, or construction was essential. The concept of fair wages and just treatment of hired workers is emphasized in the Mosaic Law, reflecting the importance of ethical labor practices in the community.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. [<font class="hebrew2">סָכַר</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>shut up, stop up</b></font> (Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">סְכַר</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb069806.gif"> <em>shut up, stop up, dam up</em>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb069807.gif"> <em>fill, stop up, dam</em> (river), etc., also <em>also close, stop up</em> door, Lane<sup>1390</sup>; Assyrian <i><em>sikêru</em></i>, <em>dam up</em>, II. 2. <em>stop ears</em>; compare <em>sikkuru, bolt</em> Dl<sup>HWB 499</sup>; apparently kindr. with <font class="hebrew2">סגר</font>; — hence Egyptian <i><em>t&213;akar</em></i>, <em>barrier</em>, Bondi<sup>88</sup>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Niph`al</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">יִסָּכֵר מִּי וגו</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/63-12.htm">Psalm 63:12</a> <em>the mouth</em> of liars <em>shall be stopped</em>; 3 masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2</a> (P) <em>and</em> the springs of the deep etc., <em>were shut up</em>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pi`el</b></font> <em>Perfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">וְסִכַרְתִּ֫י אֶתמִֿצְרַיִם בְּיַד</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/19-4.htm">Isaiah 19:4</a> <em>and I will shut up (deliver) Egypt into the hand of</em>, etc. (compare <font class="hebrew2">סגר</font>, <font class="hebrew2">מגן</font>). <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>stop, give over <p>A primitive root; to shut up; by implication, to surrender -- stop, give over. See also <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm">cagar</a>, <a href="/hebrew/7936.htm">sakar</a>. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm">cagar</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7936.htm">sakar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְסִכַּרְתִּי֙ וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙ ויסכרו וסכרתי יִ֝סָּכֵ֗ר יסכר vaiyissacheRu vesikkarTi way·yis·sā·ḵə·rū wayyissāḵərū wə·sik·kar·tî wəsikkartî yis·sā·ḵêr yissaCher yissāḵêr<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/genesis/8-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 8:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙ </b> מַעְיְנֹ֣ת תְּה֔וֹם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the sky <span class="itali">were closed,</span> and the rain<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of heaven <span class="itali">were stopped,</span> and the rain<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/8-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">were closed</span> the fountains of the deep<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/63-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 63:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/63.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בּ֑וֹ כִּ֥י <b> יִ֝סָּכֵ֗ר </b> פִּ֣י דֽוֹבְרֵי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/63.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> lies <span class="itali">will be stopped.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/63.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> lies <span class="itali">shall be stopped.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/63-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> swears for <span class="itali">will be stopped</span> the mouths speak<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/19-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 19:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְסִכַּרְתִּי֙ </b> אֶת־ מִצְרַ֔יִם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Moreover, I will deliver</span> the Egyptians<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the Egyptians <span class="itali">will I give over</span> into the hand<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/19-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">will deliver</span> the Egyptians the hand<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5534.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5534.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5534<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyissacheru_5534.htm">way·yis·sā·ḵə·rū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vesikkarti_5534.htm">wə·sik·kar·tî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yissacher_5534.htm">yis·sā·ḵêr — 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'; 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