5233. nekes
Berean Strong's Lexicon
nekes: Wealth, riches, possession

Original Word: נֶכֶס
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: nekes
Pronunciation: neh'-kes
Phonetic Spelling: (neh'-kes)
Definition: Wealth, riches, possession
Meaning: treasure

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to store up or accumulate.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4149 (πλοῦτος, ploutos) - wealth, riches

- G5536 (χρηματισμός, chrēmatismos) - wealth, riches

Usage: The Hebrew word "nekes" refers to material wealth or possessions. It is often used in the context of accumulated goods or riches, emphasizing the idea of stored or amassed wealth. In the biblical narrative, "nekes" can denote both the blessings of material prosperity and the potential pitfalls of relying on earthly riches rather than on God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, wealth was often measured in terms of livestock, land, and precious metals. Wealth was seen as a sign of God's blessing, but it also came with the responsibility to use it wisely and justly. The accumulation of wealth was a common practice, but the Hebrew Scriptures frequently warn against the dangers of greed and the love of money, urging believers to prioritize spiritual riches over material ones.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
probably of foreign origin
Definition
riches, treasures
NASB Translation
riches (1), wealth (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[נֶ֫כֶס] noun masculineJoshua 22:8 only plural נְכָסִים riches, treasures (probably Assyrian or Aramaic loan-word, compare Assyrian nikâsu, property, wealth, gain, DlHWB 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 HptHebraica.iii (Jan.1887), 107 ff. SchwIdioticon 120f. Brockad voc.); — Joshua 22:8 (P), 2 Chronicles 1:11,12; Ecclesiastes 6:2 (all "" עשֶׁר, כָּבוֺד), Ecclesiastes 5:18 ("" עשֶׁר).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
riches, wealth

From an unused root meaning to accumulate; treasure -- riches, wealth.

Forms and Transliterations
בִּנְכָסִ֨ים בנכסים וּנְכָסִ֜ים וּנְכָסִ֤ים וּנְכָסִ֨ים ונכסים נְכָסִ֤ים נכסים bin·ḵā·sîm binchaSim binḵāsîm nə·ḵā·sîm nechaSim nəḵāsîm ū·nə·ḵā·sîm unechaSim ūnəḵāsîm
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 22:8
HEB: אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר בִּנְכָסִ֨ים רַבִּ֜ים שׁ֤וּבוּ
NAS: with great riches and with very
KJV: with much riches unto your tents,
INT: and to said riches great Return

2 Chronicles 1:11
HEB: שָׁ֠אַלְתָּ עֹ֣שֶׁר נְכָסִ֤ים וְכָבוֹד֙ וְאֵת֙
NAS: for riches, wealth or honor,
KJV: riches, wealth, or honour,
INT: ask riches wealth honor the life

2 Chronicles 1:12
HEB: לָ֑ךְ וְעֹ֨שֶׁר וּנְכָסִ֤ים וְכָבוֹד֙ אֶתֶּן־
NAS: you riches and wealth and honor,
KJV: thee riches, and wealth, and honour,
INT: have been granted riches and wealth and honor will give

Ecclesiastes 5:19
HEB: הָאֱלֹהִים֩ עֹ֨שֶׁר וּנְכָסִ֜ים וְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹ לֶאֱכֹ֤ל
NAS: riches and wealth, He has also empowered
KJV: riches and wealth, and hath given him power
INT: God riches and wealth empowered to eat

Ecclesiastes 6:2
HEB: הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים עֹשֶׁר֩ וּנְכָסִ֨ים וְכָב֜וֹד וְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּ
NAS: riches and wealth and honor
KJV: riches, wealth, and honour,
INT: God riches and wealth and honor nothing

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5233
5 Occurrences


bin·ḵā·sîm — 1 Occ.
nə·ḵā·sîm — 1 Occ.
ū·nə·ḵā·sîm — 3 Occ.
















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