רכוש

Hebrew

Root
ר־כ־שׁ (r-k-sh)
3 terms

Etymology

From רָכַשׁ (rakhásh, “to acquire”), thus meaning "that which is acquired", i.e. possession, wealth.

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʁeˈχuʃ/
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Noun

רְכוּשׁ • (r'khúsh) m [pattern: קְטוּל]

  1. possession, substance
    • Tanach, Genesis 13:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְלֹא־נָשָׂא אֹתָם הָאָרֶץ לָשֶׁבֶת יַחְדָּו כִּי־הָיָה רְכוּשָׁם רָב וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לָשֶׁבֶת יַחְדָּו׃
      v'lo-nasá otám ha'árets lashévet yakhdáv ki-hayá r'khushám ráv v'ló yakhlú lashévet yakhdáv
      And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together; for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
    • Tanach, Numbers 35:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְהָיוּ הֶעָרִים לָהֶם לָשָׁבֶת וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם יִהְיוּ לִבְהֶמְתָּם וְלִרְכֻשָׁם וּלְכֹל חַיָּתָם׃
      v'hayú he'arim lahém umigr'shehém yih'yú livhemtám v'lirkhushám ul'khól khayatám
      And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and their open land shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.
  2. property, asset

Declension

Declension of רְכוּשׁ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite רְכוּשׁ first רְכוּשִׁי רְכוּשֵׁנוּ
definite הָרְכוּשׁ second רְכוּשְׁךָ רְכוּשֵׁךְ רְכוּשְׁכֶם רְכוּשְׁכֶן
construct רְכוּשׁ־ third רְכוּשׁוֹ רְכוּשָׁהּ רְכוּשָׁם רְכוּשָׁן

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • רְכוּשָׁן (r'khushán, “capitalist”)

References

Further reading

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