נכס

Hebrew

Root
נ־כ־ס (n-k-s)
1 term

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛχɛs/

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

  • IPA(key): /naˈχas/

Verb

נָכַס • (nakhás) (pa'al construction)

  1. To buy property.
Conjugation
Conjugation of נָכַס (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לנכוס / לִנְכֹּס
action noun נְכִיסָה
passive participle —
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

1 Pronounced נָכַסְתֶּם and נָכַסְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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