Lexicon entry · Hebrew
H4542מִסְכֵּןmis.ken
poorPart of speech: Hebrew Adjective
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4 occurrences in 3 verses
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A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.
מִסְכֵּ֖ן mis.Ken “poor”
Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.
מִסְכֵּן֙ mis.Ken “poor”הַמִּסְכֵּ֖ן (מִּסְכֵּ֖ן) mis.Ken “poor”
Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.
הַמִּסְכֵּן֙ (מִּסְכֵּן֙) mis.Ken “poor [person]”