tragacanth gum
ne.khot denotes a gum carried as caravan merchandise and included among a land-gift.
The two occurrences present ne.khot as a material commodity: it is carried with balsam and myrrh by a caravan in Genesis 37:25 and included with other selected produce in a gift in Genesis 43:11.
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A gum commodity for transport and gift · dominant
Both occurrences use the feminine singular absolute noun in lists of goods. In Genesis 37:25 the APB renders a caravan's camels as carrying “tragacanth gum and balsam and myrrh,” while in Genesis 43:11 it renders an instructed gift as including “gum and myrrh” among the land's best produce.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the item as “tragacanth gum” in Genesis 37:25 and as “gum” in Genesis 43:11. These renderings confirm the verses' commodity lists rather than establish a separate lexical distinction.