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sāxan סָכַןAto endanger, Bto impoverish’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably a denominative from śakkīn שַׂכִּין ‘knife’
Roots: שׂכין
Variants: סָכַן, סָכַן

sāxan v
A1) to incur danger
 1a) (Niphal) to endanger oneself
B1) to be poor
 1a) (Pual) to be impoverished

Mentioned in Isaiah 40:20 Ecclesiastes 10:9

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