Lexical Definition

‎נֶכֶס‎ nekeç (neh'-kes) wealth ^H:N-M
from an unused root meaning to accumulate

riches, wealth.

• treasure

1) riches, treasures

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: ne.khas (‎נ‎ְ‎כ‎ַ‎ס‎ "wealth" נְכַס)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎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 wealth; on derivation from Assyrian nikâsu, cut off, hew down, behead, etc., Syriac 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).

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