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hire

Meaning of “hire”

Sense 1: Payment, wages, reward, or return for labour, service, or use. Sense 2: To employ or obtain work for payment.

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23 occurrences21 verses12 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 30:18

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Isaiah 23:17
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¶ And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 23:17 · retained source text

¶ And it shall come to passe after the ende of seuentie yeeres, that the LORD will visite Tyre, and shee shall turne to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdomes of the world vpon the face of the earth.

Isaiah 23:18
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And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 23:18 · retained source text

And her merchandize and her hire shall be holinesse to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid vp: for her merchandize shalbe for them that dwell before the LORD, to eate sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

1611 marginal noteHeb. olde.

Isaiah 46:6
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They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 46:6 · retained source text

They lauish gold out of the bagge, and weigh siluer in the balance, and hire a goldsmith, and hee maketh it a god: they fall downe, yea they worship.

Complete reference index — all 21 verses
Genesis 30:18Genesis 30:32Genesis 30:33Genesis 31:8Exodus 22:15Deuteronomy 23:18Deuteronomy 24:151 Kings 5:61 Chronicles 19:6Isaiah 23:17Isaiah 23:18Isaiah 46:6Ezekiel 16:31Ezekiel 16:41Micah 1:7Micah 3:11Zechariah 8:10Matthew 20:1Matthew 20:8Luke 10:7James 5:4

Where “hire” appears

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Genesis4 occurrences
4 versesExodus1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 verses1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesMicah3 occurrences
2 versesZechariah2 occurrences
1 verseMatthew2 occurrences
2 versesLuke1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
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