נכס

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Hebrew

Root
נ־כ־ס (n-k-s)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

נֶכֶס • (nékhes) m (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.
References

Etymology 2

From the above.

Pronunciation

Verb

נָכַס • (nakhás) (pa'al construction)

  1. To buy property.
Conjugation
Conjugation of נָכַס (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first נָכַסְתִּי נָכַסְנוּ
second נָכַסְתָּ נָכַסְתְּ נְכַסְתֶּם1 נְכַסְתֶּן1
third נָכַס נָכְסָה נָכְסוּ
present נוֹכֵס נוֹכֶסֶת נוֹכְסִים נוֹכְסוֹת
future first אנכוס / אֶנְכֹּס ננכוס / נִנְכֹּס
second תנכוס / תִּנְכֹּס תִּנְכְּסִי תִּנְכְּסוּ תנכוסנה / תִּנְכֹּסְנָה2
third ינכוס / יִנְכֹּס תנכוס / תִּנְכֹּס יִנְכְּסוּ תנכוסנה / תִּנְכֹּסְנָה2
imperative נכוס / נְכֹס נִכְסִי נִכְסוּ נכוסנה / נְכֹסְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced נָכַסְתֶּם and נָכַסְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
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