Orig: neuter of a presumed derivative of the same as 3795; rations for a soldier, i.e. (by extension) his stipend or pay:-- wages. G3795
Use: TDNT-5:591,752 Noun Neuter
Heb Strong:
1) a soldier's pay, allowance 1a) that part of the soldier's support given in place of pay [i.e. rations] and the money in which he is paid 2) metaph. wages: hire or pay of sin