H5219 - נְכֹאת (nᵉkôʼth)

H5219 נְכֹאת (nᵉkôʼth) nek-ohth'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

tragacanth gum

Strong's Definition

properly, a smiting, i.e. (concretely) an aromatic gum (perhaps styrax) (as powdered)

Derivation: from H5218 (נָכֵא);

KJV Usage: spicery(-ces).

TWOT Reference: 1362c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) a spice

1a) perhaps tragacanth gum

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) a spice 1a) perhaps tragacanth gum

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

נְכאֹת nekôth BDB Definition: 1) a spice 1a) perhaps tragacanth gum Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H5218 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1362c Total KJV Occurrences: 2

Bible Occurrences (2)

37:25 43:11

Genesis 37:25

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 43:11

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.