H4542: מִסְכֵּן
miçkên · pronounced mis-kane' · “poor”
Definition
indigent
KJV translates it as: poor (man).
Word origin: from H5531 (סִכְלוּת);
Extended definition
poor, poor man
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4542 is translated
- poor ×3
- poor person ×1
Bible verses with H4542 (miçkên)
Miçkên appears in 3 verses.
- Ecclesiastes 4:13
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
- Ecclesiastes 9:15
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
- Ecclesiastes 9:16
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.