neches · riches

What it means

neches (נֶכֶס) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “riches”.

Goods stored up.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. What one has amassed of value.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• possessions ×4
• riches ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Joshua×1
• 2 Chronicles×2
• Ecclesiastes×2

• Joshua 22:8

  and said to them, saying, “With great riches return to your tents, and with very much livestock, with silver, with gold, with bronze, with iron, and with very many garments. Divide the spoil of your enemies with your brothers.”

• 2 Chronicles 1:11

  Elohim said to Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you did not ask for riches, possessions, or glory, or the life of those who hate you, and you did not even ask for many days, but you asked for yourself wisdom and knowledge so that you may judge my people over whom I have made you king,

• 2 Chronicles 1:12

  the wisdom and the knowledge are given to you; and riches, possessions, and glory I will give you, such as the kings who were before you did not have, and after you none will have the like.”

• Ecclesiastes 5:19

  Also, every human being to whom Elohim has given riches and possessions and has given him power to eat from them and to take his portion and to rejoice in his toil — this is the gift of Elohim.

• Ecclesiastes 6:2

  a man to whom Elohim gives riches and possessions and honor, and he is not lacking for his soul anything of all that he desires; but Elohim does not give him power to eat from it, for a foreigner eats it. This is vapor and a bad sickness.