סָכַן çâkan

Meaning

properly, to cut, i.e. damage; also to grow (causatively, make) poor

In the King James Version: endanger, impoverish.

Derivation: probably a denominative from H7915 (שַׂכִּין);

Where it is used

• Ecclesiastes 10:9 The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.
• Isaiah 40:20 One lacking such an offering chooses wood that will not rot. He seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.