Nekhot נְכֹאת
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| נְכֹאת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nekhot |
| Strong's number | H5219 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | tragacanth gum |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Nekhot (Hebrew נְכֹאת, Strong's H5219) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “tragacanth gum”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) a spice
1a) perhaps tragacanth gum
1a) perhaps tragacanth gum
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | spicery (1), spices (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | spices (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Nekhot, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 37:25And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.And 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.
- Genesis 43:11And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:Then 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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).