- Original: שׂכיר - Transliteration: Sakiyr - Phonetic: saw-keer' - Definition: 1. hired a. hired (of animal) b. hireling, hired labourer (subst) 1. mercenary - Origin: from H7936 - TWOT entry: 2264.1c - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From H7936 ; a man at wages by the day or year: - hired (man servant) hireling. Total KJV Occurrences: 17 • hired, 2 Exodus 22:15; Leviticus 19:13 • hireling, 6 Job 7:1; Job 7:2; Job 14:6; Isaiah 16:14; Isaiah 21:16; Malachi 3:5 • men, 1 Jeremiah 46:21 • servant, 8 Exodus 12:45; Leviticus 22:10; Leviticus 25:6; Leviticus 25:40; Leviticus 25:50; Leviticus 25:53; Deuteronomy 15:18; Deuteronomy 24:14