Strong's Lexicon

H5533

H5533 — סָכַן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewcakanverbOccurrences: 2TWOT: 1495

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5533
Word:	סָכַן
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	probably a denominative from H7915
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	cakan
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	saw-kan'
Meaning:	1. (properly) to cut, i.e. damage 2. also to grow (causatively, make) poor
KJV Renderings:	endanger, impoverish.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5592

II. סָכַן] verb incur danger (late) (Late Hebrew id. Pi`el endanger , Hiph`il be endangered, סַכָּנָה danger, etc.; Aramaic סְכַן id., compare Levy^{NHWB iii. 526 f.} De^{HL und Koheleth 203}; Eng. Trans. 194); —

Niph`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִסָּכֶןבָּֿם Eccl 10:9 he that cleaveth (logs of) wood endangers himself by them.

BDB5593

III. [סָכַן] verb (so most) be poor, but see below; —

Pu`al Participle הַמְסֻכָּן תְּרוּמָה Isa 40:20 usually, he who is impoverished in respect to offering, but very dubious; see conjectures in Du (against him Di-Kit) Skinner Zim^{ZA ix.111} Che^Heb.Hpt. — מִסְכֵּן poor, מִסְכֵּנֻת poverty.

[סִכְסֵךְ] see below IV. שׂכך

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke