סוכן

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Hebrew

Root
ס־כ־ן (s-k-n)

Noun

סוֹכֵן • (sokhén) m (plural indefinite סוֹכְנִים, singular construct סוֹכֵן־, plural construct סוֹכְנֵי־, feminine counterpart סוֹכֶנֶת)

  1. (Modern Israeli Hebrew) An agent: one who acts on behalf of an organization.
    סוכני הכאוס ― sokh'néi-haká'os ― the agents of chaos
  2. (Biblical Hebrew) An official serving in a house or palace.
    • Tanach, Isaiah 22:15, with translation of the King James Version:
      […] לֶךְ בֹּא אֶל הַסֹּכֵן הַזֶּה עַל שֶׁבְנָא אֲשֶׁר עַל הַבָּיִת׃
      lékh-bó él-hasokhén hazé ál-shevná ashér ál-habáyit.
      Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house,
    • Tanach, 1 Kings 1:4, with translation of the King James Version:
      וְהַנַּעֲרָה יָפָה עַד מְאֹד וַתְּהִי לַמֶּלֶךְ סֹכֶנֶת וַתְּשָׁרְתֵהוּ וְהַמֶּלֶךְ לֹא יְדָעָהּ׃
      v'hana'ará yafá ad-m'ód vat'hí lamélekh sokhénet vat'shar'téihu v'hamélekh ló y'da'áh.
      And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.

Derived terms

References

  • “סוכן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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