HebrewH5533Verb
סָכַן
sa.khan
“to endanger”
2Occurrences
H5533Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
properly, to cut, i.e. damage; also to grow (causatively, make) poor
probably a denominative from H7915 (שַׂכִּין);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
- to incur danger 1a) (Niphal) to endanger oneself
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
H:V
Full Description
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
סָכַן appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ecclesiastes
1
Isaiah
1
Key Passages
Ecclesiastes 10:9BSB
The one who quarries stones may be injured by them,and he who splits logs endangers himself.
Isaiah 40:20BSB
To one bereft of an offeringwho chooses wood that will not rot,who seeks a skilled craftsmanto set up an idol that will not topple?
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