מסכן

Aramaic

Verb

מסכן • (transliteration needed)

  1. to be poor

Hebrew

Etymology

Used in the Bible (Ecclesiastes 9:15). Compare Aramaic (see for example the Targum of the word עני in Deut. 24:12). From Akkadian 𒈦𒆕𒂗 (muškēnum, “beggar, needy, indigent; class of people dependent or reliant on others, unable to provide supplies on their own; commoner”).

Adjective

מִסְכֵּן • (miskén)

  1. unfortunate

Adjective

מְסֻכָּן • (m'sukan)

  1. defective spelling of מסוכן
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