Misken מִסְכֵּן
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| מִסְכֵּן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | misken |
| Strong's number | H4542 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | poor |
| Occurrences | 4 in 3 verses |
Misken (Hebrew מִסְכֵּן, Strong's H4542) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “poor”. It occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
poor, poor man
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | poor (3), man's (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | poor (3), is a poor (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Misken, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 4:13Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
- Ecclesiastes 9:15Now 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.Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
- Ecclesiastes 9:16Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).