סָכַן (sākan) is a Hebrew verb meaning be poor. It appears 2 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5533).

Also rendered

• incur danger
• to endanger

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1495)

Root family 1495: סָכַן sākan — II, incur, danger. This verb occurs only once, in the Niphal (Eccl 10:9)

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