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Sachar

שָׂכָרStrong’s H7940

sakhar (sa-khar)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Sakhar is the Hebrew word usually translated “sakar”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,”
1 Chronicles 11:35 KJV
Meaning
  1. Father of Ahiam, one of David's mighty warriors
  2. A Korahite Levite gatekeeper, the 4th son of Obed-edom in the time of David
How it's translated
  • sakar 1
  • and sakar 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 2

1 book in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

שָׂכָר sakhar · Sachar

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.4; son of: Obed-edom (H5654); brother of: Shemaiah (H8098I), Jehozabad (H3075H), Joah (H3098I), Nethanel (H5417K), Ammiel (H5988I), Issachar (H3485H) and Peullethai (H6469) § Sacar = "wages" 1) father of Ahiam, one of David's mighty warriors 2) a Korahite Levite gatekeeper, the 4th son of Obed-edom in the time of David

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.