סוכן

Hebrew edit

Root
ס־כ־ן (s-k-n)

סוֹכֵן • (sokhén) m (plural indefinite סוֹכְנִים, singular construct סוֹכֵן־, plural construct סוֹכְנֵי־, feminine counterpart סוֹכֶנֶת)

(Modern) An agent: one who acts on behalf of an organization.
סוכני הכאוס ― sokh'néi-haká'os ― the agents of chaos
(biblical) An official serving in a house or palace.
- Tanach, Isaiah 22:15, with translation of the King James Version:
  […] לֶךְ בֹּא אֶל הַסֹּכֵן הַזֶּה עַל שֶׁבְנָא אֲשֶׁר עַל הַבָּיִת׃
  […] lékh-bó él-hasokhén hazé ál-shevná ashér ál-habáyit.
  […] Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, […]
- Tanach, 1 Kings 1:4, with translation of the King James Version:
  וְהַנַּעֲרָה יָפָה עַד מְאֹד וַתְּהִי לַמֶּלֶךְ סֹכֶנֶת וַתְּשָׁרְתֵהוּ וְהַמֶּלֶךְ לֹא יְדָעָהּ׃
  v'hana'ará yafá ad-m'ód vat'hí lamélekh sokhénet vat'shar'téihu v'hamélekh ló y'da'áh.
  And the damsel was very fair, and cherished [literally was sokhénet to] the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.