רכוש

Hebrew

Root
ר־כ־שׁ (r-k-sh)
3 terms

Etymology

From רָכַשׁ (rakhásh, to acquire), thus properly meaning "that which is acquired", i.e. possession, wealth.

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʁeˈχuʃ/
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Noun

רְכוּשׁ • (r'khushm [pattern: קְטוּל]

  1. possession, substance
    • Tanach, Genesis 13:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְלֹא־נָשָׂא אֹתָם הָאָרֶץ לָשֶׁבֶת יַחְדָּו כִּי־הָיָה רְכוּשָׁם רָב וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לָשֶׁבֶת יַחְדָּו׃
      And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together; for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
    • Tanach, Numbers 35:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְהָי֧וּ הֶֽעָרִ֛ים לָהֶ֖ם לָשָׁ֑בֶת וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗ם יִהְי֤וּ לִבְהֶמְתָּם֙ וְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔ם וּלְכֹ֖ל חַיָּתָֽם׃
      And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and their open land shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.
  2. property, asset

Declension

Declension of רְכוּשׁ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite רְכוּשׁ first רְכוּשִׁי רְכוּשֵׁנוּ
definite הָרְכוּשׁ second רְכוּשְׁךָ רְכוּשֵׁךְ רְכוּשְׁכֶם רְכוּשְׁכֶן
construct רְכוּשׁ־ third רְכוּשׁוֹ רְכוּשָׁהּ רְכוּשָׁם רְכוּשָׁן

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • רְכוּשָׁן (r'khushán, capitalist)

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