# סָכַן (sakhan)

Israeli respelling: sa-khan. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H5533. 2 Old Testament occurrences.

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

King James renderings: endanger, impoverish.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/sakhan-h5533

## Occurrences

- [Ecclesiastes 10:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/10/9) — Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
- [Isaiah 40:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 g…