How to Pronounce Hireling
HAI-er-lihng
Hireling is pronounced HAI-er-lihng (ˈhaɪrlɪŋ): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: HIRE-ling.
What is Hireling?
A labourer employed on hire for a limited time (Job 7:1; 14:6; Mark 1:20). His wages were paid as soon as his work was over (Lev. 19:13). In the time of our Lord a day’s wage was a “penny” (q.v.) i.e., a Roman denarius (Matt. 20:1-14).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
HIRE-ling
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