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לא יסכונו

English translation: Be useful/fit for/suitable for/appropriate

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Hebrew term or phrase:לא יסכונו
English translation:Be useful/fit for/suitable for/appropriate
Entered by: moshiachnow

18:08 Dec 24, 2010
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Hebrew term or phrase: לא יסכונו
I can't figure this one out. Here are examples:

ואילו הבדווים לא יסכונו לשירות צבאי
ואשר הכלים המשפטיים הקיימים בדין הפלילי לא יסכונו להן
לדידי החלופות שהוצעו בבתי הוריהם של העוררים לא יסכונו

It may mean something like "it doesn't work for them" but I'm not 100% sure. Also, what is the shoresh here?

Thanks.
moshiachnow
Israel
Local time: 10:41
Be useful/fit for/suitable for/appropriate
Explanation:
. הוֹעִיל, הָיָה לְתוֹעֶלֶת וּלְעֵזֶר: "מַה-יִּסְכָּן-לָךְ, מָה אֹעִיל מֵחַטָּאתִי?" (איוב לה ג). "הוֹכֵחַ בְּדָבָר לֹא יִסְכּוֹן וּמִלִּים לֹא-יוֹעִיל בָּם" (איוב טו ג). "מְקוֹם לֹא יוֹעִיל הוֹן וְלֹא יִסְכֹּן קִנְיָן" (חובות הלבבות, בקשה).
2.ח [בהשאלה] הִתְאִים, הָיָה מְסֻגָּל: "הוּא לֹא יִסְכֹּן לְהוֹרָאָה בָּאָרֶץ" (ברנר, א 334). "עֲנָק זֶה לֹא יִסְכֹּן לְחַיֵּי הַמִּשְׁמַעַת שֶׁל הַצָּבָא" (בר יוסף, בני 47). הַכְּלִי הַיָּשָׁן לֹא
יִסְכֹּן עוֹד לְשׁוּם דָּבָר.

In each case it will be different.
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Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 10:41
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Thanks. In this case, it was "were not effective"
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4will not succeed
Natalya Sogolovsky
4Be useful/fit for/suitable for/appropriate
Gad Kohenov


  

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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
will not succeed


Explanation:
to succeed, to come to fruition ( used only in the future tense)
http://morfix.mako.co.il/default.aspx?q=יסכון&source=milon

Natalya Sogolovsky
Israel
Local time: 10:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Be useful/fit for/suitable for/appropriate


Explanation:
. הוֹעִיל, הָיָה לְתוֹעֶלֶת וּלְעֵזֶר: "מַה-יִּסְכָּן-לָךְ, מָה אֹעִיל מֵחַטָּאתִי?" (איוב לה ג). "הוֹכֵחַ בְּדָבָר לֹא יִסְכּוֹן וּמִלִּים לֹא-יוֹעִיל בָּם" (איוב טו ג). "מְקוֹם לֹא יוֹעִיל הוֹן וְלֹא יִסְכֹּן קִנְיָן" (חובות הלבבות, בקשה).
2.ח [בהשאלה] הִתְאִים, הָיָה מְסֻגָּל: "הוּא לֹא יִסְכֹּן לְהוֹרָאָה בָּאָרֶץ" (ברנר, א 334). "עֲנָק זֶה לֹא יִסְכֹּן לְחַיֵּי הַמִּשְׁמַעַת שֶׁל הַצָּבָא" (בר יוסף, בני 47). הַכְּלִי הַיָּשָׁן לֹא
יִסְכֹּן עוֹד לְשׁוּם דָּבָר.

In each case it will be different.


Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 10:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 96
Grading comment
Thanks. In this case, it was "were not effective"
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