סוכן

Hebrew

Root
ס־כ־ן (s-k-n)
8 terms

Noun

סוֹכֵן • (sokhénm (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 הכאוסsokhnéi-haká'osthe 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 [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

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