הַ/מִּסְכֵּן֙
𐤄/𐤌𐤎𐤊𐤍
miçkên
of the poor man
A person in a state of poverty or destitution; in biblical usage, one who is materially needy, impoverished, or lacking essential resources; occasionally employed abstractly for extreme vulnerability or neediness.
Ecclesiastes 9:16 · Word #7
Lexicon H4542
| Lemma | מִסְכֵּן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤎𐤊𐤍 |
| Transliteration | miçkên |
| Strong's | H4542 |
| Definition | A person in a state of poverty or destitution; in biblical usage, one who is materially needy, impoverished, or lacking essential resources; occasionally employed abstractly for extreme vulnerability or neediness. |
Morphology HTd/Aamsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of the poor man |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4542-01
the dependent poor man
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, masculine singular absolute with definite article (הַ); functioning substantivally to denote a man in a state of poverty. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מִסְכֵּן derives from the root סכן, expressing dependency and neediness. As a masculine singular adjective with the definite article, it denotes a specific man characterized by material dependence or poverty. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the poor man
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'the dependent poor man' is too specific; silex_definition does not indicate dependency, so 'the poor man' more faithfully reflects the context and common rendering. |