BDB4739 [H4542]

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 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 vEccl 9:15 as substantive ׳הַמּ vEccl 9:16 the poor man.

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