Lexicon
נְכַס
ne.khas
H5232
A:N-M Hebrew

wealth

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Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

ne.khas denotes property or resources, including royal funds for building and possessions liable to confiscation.

The attested use concerns property or resources under ownership: in Ezra 6:8 it is associated with royal provision for the building work, while Ezra 7:26 places it among penalties involving a person's possessions.

Senses in use

  1. Property or resources under ownership · dominant

    In Ezra 6:8, the construct plural form occurs in the decree about funding the building work; the APB renders the relevant source as "the royal possessions." In Ezra 7:26, the absolute plural occurs in a list of penalties; the APB renders the clause "confiscation of property."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term in Ezra 6:8 through "the royal possessions" and in Ezra 7:26 through "confiscation of property." These are verse-level renderings.

Passages featuring this word

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