Words the Bible translates as wages
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- misthosμισθόςwages: the pay a worker earns for labor done
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- reward: what God gives back in answer to how a person has lived
- po'alפֹּעַלwork or deed: what someone does, along with what that doing earns or produces
- sakharשָׂכָרpay owed for service rendered: the wages, hire, fare, or reward due for work done or loyalty shown
- meḥirמְחִירwhat something costs: the payment given in exchange for it, and so also the sum that measures its worth
- pe'ullahפְּעֻלָּהwhat work brings back: the pay, reward, or payback earned by labor, and at times the labor itself
- etnanאֶתְנַןthe fee paid for a prostitute's services, and so any gain a people or city is accused of earning by selling itself
- etnahאֶתְנָהwagesnot studied yet
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