נכס

Hebrew
Root
נ־כ־ס (n-k-s)

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) 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 נָכַסְתִּינָכַסְנוּ
second נָכַסְתָּנָכַסְתְּנְכַסְתֶּם1נְכַסְתֶּן1
third נָכַסנָכְסָהנָכְסוּ
present נוֹכֵסנוֹכֶסֶתנוֹכְסִיםנוֹכְסוֹת
future first אנכוס / אֶנְכֹּסננכוס / נִנְכֹּס
second תנכוס / תִּנְכֹּסתִּנְכְּסִיתִּנְכְּסוּתנכוסנה / תִּנְכֹּסְנָה2
third ינכוס / יִנְכֹּסתנכוס / תִּנְכֹּסיִנְכְּסוּתנכוסנה / תִּנְכֹּסְנָה2
imperative נכוס / נְכֹסנִכְסִינִכְסוּנכוסנה / נְכֹסְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced נָכַסְתֶּם and נָכַסְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
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