BDB4739

מִסְכֵּן adjective poor, only Ecclesiastes (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic id. ; [untranscribed source text 3045] PS²⁶³²; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3046]; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 3047] 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 muškênu, beggar, needy one) ; — always absolute ׳ מ: — וְחָכָם ׳ יֶלֶד מ Eccl 4:13 (opposed to מֶלֶח זֶקֵן וּכְסִיל); חָכָם ׳ אִישׁ מ Eccl 9:15, ׳ הָאִישׁ הַמּ Eccl 9:15 as substantive ׳ הַמּ Eccl 9:16 the poor man.