to impoverish
sa.khan describes the condition of a person presented as too poor to provide the offering in Isaiah 40:20.
The attested use presents a person as impoverished in relation to providing an offering: in Isaiah 40:20, the passive participle occurs in the clause introducing the person who chooses wood for an idol.
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Being too poor to provide an offering · dominant
In Isaiah 40:20, מְסֻכָּן is a Pual passive participle describing the person introduced before the choice of wood and a craftsman for an idol. The APB renders the verse, “The one too poor for such an offering chooses wood that will not rot.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 40:20, the APB presents the person as “too poor for such an offering.” This wording confirms the verse's portrayal without isolating every aspect of the Hebrew form.