Hebrew · Strong's H5219
נְכֹאת
nekothnek-ohth'
properly, a smiting, i.e. (concretely) an aromatic gum (perhaps styrax) (as powdered)
1890 spelling: nᵉkôʼth
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
properly, a smiting, i.e. (concretely) an aromatic gum (perhaps styrax) (as powdered)
Rendered in the KJV as
spicery(-ces).
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- נְכֹאת֙1
- נְכֹ֣את1
How it is rendered · 1
- spice2
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · feminine singular2
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- HNcfsa · 2
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Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 37:25נְכֹאת֙nekhotnoun · feminine singularAnd as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.here: spice
- Genesis 43:11נְכֹ֣אתnekhotnoun · feminine singularThen their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.here: spice