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Lexicon :: Strong's H4542 - miskēn

Aa
מִסְכֵּן
Transliteration
miskēn
Pronunciation
mis-kane'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1221

Strong’s Definitions

מִסְכֵּן miçkên, mis-kane'; from H5531; indigent:—poor (man).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H4542 in the following manner: poor (3x), poor man (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H4542 in the following manner: poor (3x), poor man (1x).

  1. poor, poor man

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִסְכֵּן miçkên, mis-kane'; from H5531; indigent:—poor (man).
STRONGS H4542: Abbreviations
† מִסְכֵּן adjective poor, only Ecclesiastes (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic id.; bdb058703 PS2632; Arabic bdb058704; Ethiopic bdb058705 Di382; √ dubious; usually derived from III. סכן which see; perhaps loan-word; according to JenZA iv (1889), 271 f Zimib. vii (1892), 353 = Assyrian muškênu, beggar, needy one); — always absolute מ׳; — וְחָכָם יֶלֶד מ׳ Ecclesiastes 4:13 (opposed to מֶלֶח זֶקֵן וּכְסִיל); חָכָם אִישׁ מ׳ Ecclesiastes 9:15, הָאִישׁ הַמּ׳ Ecclesiastes 9:15; as substantive הַמּ׳ Ecclesiastes 9:16 the poor man.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ecclesiastes

4:13; 9:15; 9:15; 9:16

H4542

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4542 matches the Hebrew מִסְכֵּן (miskēn),
which occurs 4 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:13 - A poor H4542 yet wise H2450 lad H3206 is better H2896 than H4480 an old H2205 and foolish H3684 king H4428 who H834 no H3808 longer H5750 knows H3045 how to receive H2094 [fn]instruction. H2094

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:15 - But there was found H4672 in it a poor H4542 wise H2450 man H376 and he [fn]delivered H4422 the city H5892 by his wisdom. H2451 Yet no H3808 one H120 remembered H2142 that poor H4542 man. H376

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:16 - So I said, H559 “Wisdom H2451 is better H2896 than H4480 strength.” H1369 But the wisdom H2451 of the poor H4542 man H4542 is despised H959 and his words H1697 are not heeded. H8085
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