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Maskoret (משכורת) means salary in Hebrew.

It can also mean wage. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מַשְׂכֹּרֶת
maskoret
noun · feminine
In English

salary, wage

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Maskoret.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    סכום כסף שאותו מקבל העובד בגין עבודתו.
    וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן לְיַעֲקֹב; הֲכִי אָחִי אַתָּה וַעֲבַדְתַּנִי חִנָּם, הַגִּידָה לִּי מַה מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּךָ.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Maskoret is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
מַשְׂכֹּרֶת
Written without vowel points
משכורת
Said
maskoret
Root
ש־כ־ר
Pattern
מַקְטֹלֶת
Plural
מַשְׂכָּרוֹת
Inflections
ר' מַשְׂכָּרוֹת; מַשְׂכָּרְתּוֹ או מַשְׂכֻּרְתּוֹ
Gematria
966

This is how Maskoret is said in other languages.

English
salary, wage
Arabic
راتب, أجر
Russian
заработная плата, зарплата
Spanish
salario, sueldo
German
Gehalt
Yiddish
לוין

These words mean nearly the same as Maskoret.

These words rhyme with Maskoret.

The word Maskoret is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Maskoret comes from the root ש־כ־ר, like these words.

These words come before and after Maskoret in the dictionary.

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What does Maskoret (⁨משכורת⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Maskoret (⁨משכורת⁩) means salary and wage. It is said maskoret, with the stress on ko.

What is a synonym for Maskoret (⁨משכורת⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Maskoret (⁨משכורת⁩) are ⁨שכר⁩.

What rhymes with Maskoret (⁨משכורת⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Maskoret (⁨משכורת⁩) include ⁨תקשורת⁩, ⁨ביקורת⁩, ⁨קטורת⁩, ⁨נעורת⁩, ⁨מעבורת⁩, and ⁨מכמרת⁩.

Is Maskoret (⁨משכורת⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Maskoret (⁨משכורת⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨מַשְׂכָּרוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משכרת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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