מסכן
Aramaic
[edit]Verb
[edit]מסכן • (transliteration needed)
- to be poor
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]מִסְכֵּן • (miskén)
Adjective
[edit]מְסֻכָּן • (m'sukan)