Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5219 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נְכאוֹת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H5218 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | nko'th |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nek-ohth' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) a smiting, i.e. (concretely) an aromatic gum (perhaps styrax) (as powdered) |
| KJV Renderings: | spicery(-ces). |
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נְכאֹת noun feminine a spice, (usually understood of tragacanth gum, exuding from astralagus bush, Di Gen 27:25 and references ; NowArchaeology i. 64 (and 249); compare also Löw§ 24; but = Arabic [untranscribed source text 3301] = [untranscribed source text 3302] summitas rubicunda sive flores plantae (i.e. a certain plant, Frey), according to HomAufsätze 4 ); — absolute ׳ נ Gen 37:25 ( + צְרִי, לּט as merchandise), Gen 43:11 (+ id., also דְּבַשׁ , בָּטְנִים, שְׁקֵדִים, as gift).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
