Original Language Studio
Isaiah 40:20
“He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H5533 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to cut, i.e. damage; also to grow (causatively, make) poor
- Derivation
- probably a denominative from H7915 (שַׂכִּין);
- KJV renderings
- endanger, impoverish.
- Grammar
- הַֽ — particle (definite article)
- מְסֻכָּ֣ן — verb Pual, passive participle, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ecclesiastes 10:9
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read סָכַן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.