מִשְׁכֵּן (denom. of מַשְׁכּוֹן) to take a pledge; to seize, levy. B. Mets. 81ᵇ מִשְׁכְּנוֹ בשעת הלואתו he made him give a pledge at the time when the loan was transacted; מ׳ שלא בשעת וכ׳ he seized it (through court proceedings) after the transaction of the loan. Ib. 113ᵇ שליח ב"ד שבא למַשְׁכְּנוֹ when the court messenger comes to seize his goods. Shek. I, 3 את מי מְמַשְׁכְּנִין against whom was seizure (for the contribution of the half-Shekel) executed?—Y. ib. II, beg. 46ᶜ מכיון שב"ד ראויין למַשְכֵּן ולא מִישְׁכְּנוּ since the court had a right to seize and did not do so (because the claim was satisfied with another man’s money). Cant. R. to I, 4 (play on משכני, ib.) מַשְׁכֵּינְנִי אחריך נרוצה execute levy against me (take my sanctuary, v. מַשְׁכּוֹן), yet after thee we run. Ex. R. s. 35 אני נוטל … ומְמַשְׁכְּנוֹ בעדם I take a righteous man from them and seize him for their guilt; a. fr.—Part. pass. מְמוּשְׁכָּן; pl. מְמוּשְׁכָּנִים, מְמוּשְׁכָּנִין. Y. Shek. l. c. אין תורמין … ולא על הממ׳ in distributing the Temple contributions we do not take into account that which is being collected (and has not yet come in) or that which is to be obtained by seizure. Peah VIII, 8. B. Mets. 73ᵇ, v. next w.; a. e.
Hithpa. - הִתְמַשְׁכֵּן,
Nithpa. - נִתְמַשְׁכֵּן to be seized. Ex. R. s. 51, beg. שנ׳ שתי פעמים וכ׳ it (the sanctuary) was twice seized for their sins, v. מַשְׁכּוֹן. Ex. R. s. 35; Tanḥ. Vayakh. 9 יהא המשכן מִתְמַשְׁכֵּן עליהם, v. מַשְׁכּוֹן. Ib. ויהיו מִתְמַשְׁכְּנִין וכ׳ and they (the righteous) will be seized &c. Num. R. s. 12 המשכן והמקדש יִתְמַשְׁכְּנוּ וכ׳ the Tabernacle and the Temple shall be seized &c.; a. fr.