מסכן
Aramaic
editVerb
editמסכן • (transliteration needed)
- to be poor
Hebrew
editEtymology
editUsed 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
editמִסְכֵּן • (miskén)
Adjective
editמְסֻכָּן • (m'sukan)