Strong's Lexicon

H5233

H5233 — נֶכֶס

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewnekecnoun mascOccurrences: 5TWOT: 1367

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5233
Word:	נֶכֶס
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from an unused root meaning to accumulate
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	5
Transliteration:	nekec
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	neh'-kes
Meaning:	1. treasure
KJV Renderings:	riches, wealth.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5204

[נֶ֫כֶס] noun masculine^{Josh 22:8} only plural נְכָסִים riches, treasures (probably Assyrian or Aramaic loan-word, compare Assyrian nikâsu , property, wealth, gain, Dl^{HWB 463}, Syriac [untranscribed source text 3314] wealth; on derivation from Assyrian nikâsu , cut off, hew down, behead, etc., Syriac [untranscribed source text 3315] slay, ᵑ7 נְכַס, Late Hebrew נָכַס id., through meaning cattle for slaughter, compare Frä⁹⁸ Hpt^Hebraica.iii (Jan.1887), 107 ff. Schw^{Idioticon 120f.} Brock^{ad voc}.); — Josh 22:8 ( P ), 2Chr 1:11 ; 2Chr 1:12 ; Eccl 6:2 (all || עשֶׁר, כָּבוֺד), Eccl 5:18 (|| עשֶׁר).

BDB9708

[נְכַס] noun [masculine], plural נִכְסִין riches, property ( ᵑ7 Syriac; Egyptian Aramaic S-C^{E 4} +; Biblical Hebrew (late)) — ׳ עֲנָשׁ נ Ezra 7:26 confiscation of property; construct נִכְסֵי Ezra 6:8.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke