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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4542 - מִסְכֵּן

Transliteration

miçkên

Phonetics

mis-kane'

Root Word (Etymology)

from (H5531)

Parts of Speech

Adjective

TWOT

1221

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) poor, poor man

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3993 ‑ πένης (pen'‑ace);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (4)

Ecclesiastes 4

NAS (5)

Ecclesiastes 5

HCS (4)

Ecclesiastes 4

BSB (4)

Ecclesiastes 4

ESV (4)

Ecclesiastes 4

WEB (4)

Ecclesiastes 4

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2478) n k x (סכנ SKN) AC: Benefit CO: ? AB: ?: [from: kx- as a covering of stores]

V) n k x (סכנ SKN) - Benefit: To be of use, service or profit in order that one may benefit from it. KJV (14): (vf: Paal, Niphil, Hiphil, Pual, Participle) acquaint, profitable, cherish, advantage, endanger, impoverish, treasure - Strongs: H5532 (סָכַן), H5533 (סָכַן)

h^m) n k x m (מסכנ MSKN) - Poor: One who benefits from others generosity. KJV (4): poor - Strongs: H4542 (מִסְכֵּן)

h^f1) e n k x m (מסכנה MSKNH) - Storehouse: Places for storing items for future benefit. KJV (7): store, storehouse, treasure - Strongs: H4543 (מִסְכְּנוֹת)

h^f3) t f n k x m (מסכנות MSKNWT) - Poverty: Those who rely on benefits from others. KJV (1): scarceness - Strongs: H4544 (מִסְכֵּנֻת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

מִסְכֵּן adjective poor, only Ecclesiastes (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic id.;

PS²⁶³²; Arabic

; Ethiopic

Di³⁸²; √ dubious; usually derived from III. סכן q. v.; perhaps loan-word; according to Jen^{ZA iv (1889), 271 f} Zim^{ib. vii (1892), 353} = Assyrian muškê Numbers , beggar, needy one); — always absolute ׳מ: — וְחָכָם׳יֶלֶד מ Ecclesiastes 4:13 (opposed to מֶלֶח זֶקֵן וּכְסִיל); חָכָם׳אִישׁ מ Ecclesiastes 9:15, ׳הָאִישׁ הַמּ Ecclesiastes 9:15; as substantive ׳הַמּ Ecclesiastes 9:16 the poor man.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מִסְכֵּן m. (from the root סָכַן No. 4, to be poor), poor, wretched, Ecclesiastes 4:13, 9:15, 16. Arabic مَسْكِينُ, مِسكِْينُ; Ethiop. መስኪነ፡, whence a new verb መስከነ፡ to be poor, מַסְכֵּן, ܡܣܰܟܢܶ to make poor. Many modern languages have adopted this word (prob. from the Arabic), as the Ital. meschino, meschinello; Portuguese, mesquinho, subst. mesquinhez; French, mesquin, subst. mesquinerie. Hence

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List of Word Forms

הַמִּסְכֵּ֖ן הַמִּסְכֵּן֙ המסכן מִסְכֵּ֖ן מִסְכֵּן֙ מסכן ham·mis·kên hammisKen hammiskên mis·kên misKen miskên