UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

Sense 1: wages

Semantic domains: Possess (002003002020)

Core domains: Possession (128); Work (200); Recompense (140)

Definition: = a fixed regular payment for work, either with money or in kind; ≈ by extension: all that happens in return for one's actions

Sense 2: to hire oneself out

Semantic domains: Hire (002003002016)

Core domains: Work (200); Recompense (140)

Definition: literally: to do wages; hence: = action by which humans make their services available to other humans for a limited amount of time and in return for payment

Forms: vbqal-

Collocations: עשׂה שֶׂכֶר