נכס

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
נ־כ־ס (n-k-s)

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Noun[edit]

נֶכֶס (nékhesm (plural indefinite נְכָסִים, singular construct נֶכֶס־, plural construct נִכְסֵי־)

  1. A piece of property: an object that belongs to someone, especially one that is of significant financial value.
    • Joshua 22:8 (with KJV translation):
      וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם לֵאמֹר בִּנְכָסִים רַבִּים שׁוּבוּ אֶל־אָֽהֳלֵיכֶם []
      vayómer aleihém leimór bin'khasím rabím shúvu él-oholeikhém []
      And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, []
  2. (by extension) Something of value and importance.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From the above.

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Verb[edit]

נָכַס (nakhás) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. To buy property.
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