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רְכוּשׁ

𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤔

rᵉkûwsh

H7399 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Movable possessions or property, especially as collectively gathered; goods, livestock, and material wealth. Refers to tangible assets owned or accumulated by an individual, family, or group, particularly those that are portable or transported (distinct from real estate or land). Used both for the belongings of ordinary persons and the wealth of kings or entire peoples, including livestock, silver, gold, and other valuables.

Semantic Range

possessions, property, goods, material wealth, household goods, portable assets, livestock, riches, substance, belongings

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root רכש (r-q-sh), indicating 'to collect, acquire, gather.' רְכוּשׁ is a noun form, denoting the result of collecting or acquiring—specifically, material possessions. The word is not limited to one type of property but primarily includes movable goods acquired through means such as purchase, inheritance, or spoils.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the biblical period, רְכוּשׁ referred to material possessions and wealth, especially portable goods such as livestock, precious metals, garments, and utensils. It is frequently used in contexts describing the possessions of patriarchs (e.g., Abraham's goods), the property taken as spoil in war, or the collective wealth of a traveling or migrating group. The term is distinct from נֶכֶס (nekhes), which is rarely used in biblical Hebrew and more common in later Hebrew, and from קִנְיָן (qinyan), which emphasizes the act of acquisition or legal ownership. Over time, רְכוּשׁ retained its sense of tangible property, and in Modern Hebrew, it still refers to 'property' or 'assets' (including both movable and immovable, though with a focus on material goods). In most English translations, the term is rendered as 'goods,' 'property,' 'substance,' or 'possessions,' though these can sometimes miss the nuance of portability that is typical in biblical usage. There is little theological or technical distinction in the term; it is used for both Israelites and non-Israelites throughout the Hebrew Bible, reflecting its function as a descriptor of material wealth across periods.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or רְכֻשׁ; from passive participle of רָכַשׁ; property (as gathered); good, riches, substance.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

רכש (rᵉkûwsh) — to acquire, collect, gather

Root רכש to acquire, collect, gather
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H7408 רָכַשׁ he accumulated
H7409 רֶכֶשׁ the swift relay-mount

Word Forms

15 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H7399-07 רְכוּשָׁ/ם֙ rekhusham HNcmsc/Sp3mp their possessions their acquired goods their possessions 4
H7399-10 רְכוּשׁ֜/וֹ rekhusho HNcmsc/Sp3ms his property his acquired possessions his acquired possessions 4
H7399-04 הָ/רְכ֔וּשׁ harekhush HTd/Ncmsa the goods the gathered possessions the gathered possessions 3
H7399-06 רְכוּשׁ rekhush HNcmsa possessions gathered possessions of possessions 3
H7399-02 בִּ/רְכ֣וּשׁ birekhush HR/Ncmsa with possessions with acquired possessions with acquired possessions 2
H7399-11 וּ/רְכ֤וּשׁ urekhush HC/Ncmsa and possessions acquired possessions acquired possessions 2
H7399-13 וּ/בִ/רְכ֥וּשׁ uvirekhush HC/R/Ncmsa and with goods and in gathered possessions and with goods 2
H7399-01 בָּ/רְכ֥וּשׁ barekhush HRd/Ncmsa goods acquired possessions with possessions 1
H7399-03 הָ/רֲכֽוּשׁ harakhush HTd/Ncmsa their goods gathered possessions gathered possessions 1
H7399-05 מֵ/רְכ֥וּשׁ merekhush HR/Ncmsc from the property from gathered possessions of from the property of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

28 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H7399-07 Genesis 12:5 רְכוּשָׁ/ם֙ rekhusham HNcmsc/Sp3mp their possessions their acquired goods their acquired goods
H7399-07 Genesis 13:6 רְכוּשָׁ/ם֙ rekhusham HNcmsc/Sp3mp their possessions their acquired goods their possessions
H7399-06 Genesis 14:11 רְכֻ֨שׁ rekhush HNcmsc possessions gathered possessions of possessions
H7399-10 Genesis 14:12 רְכֻשׁ֛/וֹ rekhusho HNcmsc/Sp3ms his possessions his acquired possessions his acquired possessions
H7399-04 Genesis 14:16 הָ/רְכֻ֑שׁ harekhush HTd/Ncmsa the goods the gathered possessions the goods
H7399-12 Genesis 14:16 וּ/רְכֻשׁ/וֹ֙ urekhusho HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and his goods and his acquired possessions and his possessions
H7399-14 Genesis 14:21 וְ/הָ/רְכֻ֖שׁ veharekhush HC/Td/Ncmsa and the goods and the gathered possessions and the gathered possessions
H7399-02 Genesis 15:14 בִּ/רְכֻ֥שׁ birekhush HR/Ncmsa with possessions with acquired possessions with acquired possessions
H7399-10 Genesis 31:18 רְכֻשׁ/וֹ֙ rekhusho HNcmsc/Sp3ms his property his acquired possessions his acquired possessions
H7399-07 Genesis 36:7 רְכוּשָׁ֛/ם rekhusham HNcmsc/Sp3mp their possessions their acquired goods their possessions
H7399-07 Genesis 46:6 רְכוּשָׁ/ם֙ rekhusham HNcmsc/Sp3mp goods their acquired goods their acquired goods
H7399-03 Numbers 16:32 הָ/רֲכֽוּשׁ harakhush HTd/Ncmsa their goods gathered possessions gathered possessions
H7399-15 Numbers 35:3 וְ/לִ/רְכֻשָׁ֔/ם velirekhusham HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mp and for their goods and for their gathered possessions and for their possessions
H7399-13 Daniel 11:13 וּ/בִ/רְכ֥וּשׁ uvirekhush HC/R/Ncmsa and with possessions and in gathered possessions and with possessions
H7399-11 Daniel 11:24 וּ/רְכ֖וּשׁ urekhush HC/Ncmsa and possessions acquired possessions acquired possessions
H7399-02 Daniel 11:28 בִּ/רְכ֣וּשׁ birekhush HR/Ncmsa with wealth with acquired possessions with wealth
H7399-13 Ezra 1:4 וּ/בִ/רְכ֣וּשׁ uvirekhush HC/R/Ncmsa and with goods and in gathered possessions and with goods
H7399-01 Ezra 1:6 בָּ/רְכ֥וּשׁ barekhush HRd/Ncmsa goods acquired possessions with possessions
H7399-09 Ezra 8:21 רְכוּשֵֽׁ/נוּ rekhushenu HNcmsc/Sp1cp our possessions our gathered possessions our possessions
H7399-10 Ezra 10:8 רְכוּשׁ֑/וֹ rekhusho HNcmsc/Sp3ms his property his acquired possessions his property
H7399-04 1 Chronicles 27:31 הָ/רְכ֔וּשׁ harekhush HTd/Ncmsa the property the gathered possessions the gathered possessions
H7399-06 1 Chronicles 28:1 רְכוּשׁ rekhush HNcmsa possessions gathered possessions of gathered possessions of
H7399-11 2 Chronicles 20:25 וּ/רְכ֤וּשׁ urekhush HC/Ncmsa goods acquired possessions and possessions
H7399-08 2 Chronicles 21:14 רְכוּשֶֽׁ/ךָ rekhushekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms your possessions your gathered possessions your gathered possessions
H7399-04 2 Chronicles 21:17 הָ/רְכוּשׁ֙ harekhush HTd/Ncmsa the possessions the gathered possessions the possessions
H7399-10 2 Chronicles 31:3 רְכוּשׁ֜/וֹ rekhusho HNcmsc/Sp3ms his substance his acquired possessions his acquired possessions
H7399-06 2 Chronicles 32:29 רְכ֖וּשׁ rekhush HNcmsa possessions gathered possessions of possessions
H7399-05 2 Chronicles 35:7 מֵ/רְכ֥וּשׁ merekhush HR/Ncmsc from the property from gathered possessions of from the property of
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