נכס

Hebrew

Root
נ־כ־ס (n-k-s)

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

• H5233 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

From the above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈχas/

Verb

נָכַס • (nakhás) third-singular masculine past (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
notes		Pronounced נָכַסְתֶּם and נָכַסְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.