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־‎)

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, […]
(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) (pa'al construction)

To buy property.

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