Sakhir (שכיר) means employee in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
employee
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sakhir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שעובד בשביל אחר תמורת תשלום.
אִם־בְּעָלָיו עִמּוֹ, לֹא יְשַׁלֵּם; אִם־שָׂכִיר הוּא, בָּא בִּשְׂכָרוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sakhir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׂכִיר
- Written without vowel points
- שכיר
- Said
- sakhir
- Root
- ש־כ־ר
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- שְׂכִירִים
- Feminine form
- שְׂכִירָה
- Inflections
- נ' שְׂכִירָה, שְׂכִירַת־; ר' שְׂכִירִים, שְׂכִירֵי־; נ"ר שְׂכִירוֹת; שְׂכִיר־
- Gematria
- 530
This is how Sakhir is said in other languages.
- English
- employee
- Arabic
- مُوَظَّف
These words mean nearly the same as Sakhir.
- מועסק
- פועלworker
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Sakhir.
- בוסboss
- בעל
- מעביד
- מעסיק
- עצמאי
- קבלןcontractor
- מובטלunemployed
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Sakhir.
The word Sakhir is part of these phrases and sayings.
- רוצח שכיר
- שכיר חרב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Sakhir comes from the root ש־כ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Sakhir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sakhir.
What does Sakhir (שכיר) mean in Hebrew?
Sakhir (שכיר) means employee. It is said sakhir, with the stress on khir.
What is a synonym for Sakhir (שכיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sakhir (שכיר) are מועסק and פועל.
What is the opposite of Sakhir (שכיר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Sakhir (שכיר) are בוס, בעל, מעביד, מעסיק, עצמאי, and קבלן.
What rhymes with Sakhir (שכיר)?
Words that rhyme with Sakhir (שכיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שכיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.