מְסוּכָּן, (סָכַן II) critically ill. Gitt. VI, 5 אף המ׳ the same applies to one taken sick; Y. ib. 48ᵃ, sq. מ׳ כל שקפץ וכ׳ m’sukkan is he who was suddenly overcome, contrad. to חוֹלֶה. Ber. 62ᵇ והוא סבר מ׳ הוא and he thought his health was endangered (by a delay); Tam. 27ᵇ דילמא מ׳ הוא; a. fr.—Fem. מְסוּכֶּנֶת. Ḥull. II, 6 השוחט את המ׳ he who slaughters a beast which threatens to die.—[Midr. Prov. ch. XXII מסוכן בחייו, v. סָכַן I].