Hebrew
| Root
|
| ס־כ־ן (s-k-n)
|
| 8 terms
|
Noun
סוֹכֵן • (sokhén) m (plural indefinite סוֹכְנִים, singular construct סוֹכֵן־, plural construct סוֹכְנֵי־, feminine counterpart סוֹכֶנֶת)
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) An agent: one who acts on behalf of an organization.
- סוכני הכאוס ― sokhnéi-haká'os ― the agents of chaos
- (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 [literally was sokhénet to] the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
Declension
Declension of סוֹכֵן
|
|
isolated forms
|
with possessive pronouns
|
| Number:
|
State: |
form
|
Person: |
singular |
plural
|
| m
|
f
|
m
|
f
|
| singular |
indefinite
|
סוֹכֵן
|
first
|
סוֹכְנִי |
סוֹכְנֵנוּ
|
| definite
|
הַסּוֹכֵן
|
second
|
סוֹכֶנְךָ |
סוֹכְנֵךְ |
סוֹכֶנְכֶם |
סוֹכֶנְכֶן
|
| construct
|
סוֹכֵן־
|
third
|
סוֹכְנוֹ |
סוֹכְנָהּ |
סוֹכְנָם |
סוֹכְנָן
|
| plural |
indefinite
|
סוֹכְנִים
|
first
|
סוכניי / סוֹכְנַי |
סוֹכְנֵינוּ
|
| definite
|
הַסּוֹכְנִים
|
second
|
סוֹכְנֶיךָ |
סוכנייך / סוֹכְנַיִךְ |
סוֹכְנֵיכֶם |
סוֹכְנֵיכֶן
|
| construct
|
סוֹכְנֵי־
|
third
|
סוֹכְנָיו |
סוֹכְנֶיהָ |
סוֹכְנֵיהֶם |
סוֹכְנֵיהֶן
|
Derived terms
References
- “סוכן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- "סוכן" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading