H5533 סָכַן

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences

סָכַן

çâkan · saw-kan'

Definition

properly, to cut, i.e. damage; also to grow (causatively, make) poor

KJV Renderings

endanger, impoverish.

Derivation / Etymology

probably a denominative from H7915 (שַׂכִּין);

KJV Verses (2)

Ecclesiastes 10:9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
Isaiah 40:20He 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.