King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H4542
Transliteration: misken
Phonetic Spelling: (mis-kane')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: poor
Meaning: indigent
Word Summary
misken: poor
Original Word: מִסְכֵּןTransliteration: misken
Phonetic Spelling: (mis-kane')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: poor
Meaning: indigent
Strong's Concordance
poor man From cikluwth; indigent -- poor (man).
see HEBREW cikluwth
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H4542. misken
מִסְכֵּן adjective poor, only Ecclesiastes (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic id.; PS2632; Arabic ; Ethiopic Di382; √ dubious; usually derived from III. סכן q. v.; perhaps loan-word; according to JenZA iv (1889), 271 f Zimib. vii (1892), 353 = Assyrian muškênu, beggar, needy one); — always absolute ׳מ: — מ ׳יֶלֶד וְחָכָם Ecclesiastes 4:13 (opposed to וּכְסִיל זֶקֵן מֶלֶח); מ ׳אִישׁ חָכָם 9:15, הַמּ ׳הָאִישׁ 9:15; as substantive ׳הַמּ 9:16 the poor man.