Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5238 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נְכוֹת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | probably for H5219 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | nkoth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nek-oth' |
| Meaning: | 1. spicery 2. (generally) valuables |
| KJV Renderings: | precious things. |
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[נְכֹת] noun [feminine] treasure (so context demands) ( ᵐ5 L 2Kgs 20:13 τῆς ὑπάρξεως, compare ᵑ6 ᵑ7 ; derivation uncertain; DlProl. 141 compare Assyrian bit nakamti (nakanti) , house of treasure, √ nakâmu , heap up [DlHWB 462], whence ׳ נ ׳ ב perhaps borrowed; this favoured by NöZMG xl (1886), 731 HptZA ii. 256 (reading nakavâti = nakamâti , and Hebrew נִכְוֺתָיו ׳ ב or נְכוֺתָו ׳ ב)). — Only suffix בֵּית נְכֹתֹה = his treasure-house 2Kgs 20:13 = Isa 39:2.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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