מסכן II, מסכין

מִסְכֵּןII, מִסְכֵּין to make poor, make contemptible. Koh. R. to IX, 16, v. preced. Ex. R. s. 1; Sot.11a (play on מִכְכְּנוֹת, Ex. 1:11) שמְמַסְכְּנוֹת את בעליהן (read: בוניהן) for they (the buildings) impoverish their builders; Yalk. Ex. 162 שמסכנות (corr. acc.). Cant. R. to I, 4 (play on משכני, ib.) (read:) מַסְכְּנֵינִי אחריך נרוצה make me (Israel) poor, and we shall run after thee (v. preced.). Ithpa. הִתְמַסְכֵּן, Nithpa. נִתְמַסְכֵּן to become poor. Sot. l. c. כל העוסק בבנין מִתְמַסְכֵּן whoever makes building his business will get poor; Yeb.63a; Ex. R. l. c.; Yalk. Ex. l. c.