נְכֹאתnᵉkôʼth
properly, a smiting, i.e. (concretely) an aromatic gum (perhaps styrax) (as powdered)
Pronunciation: nek-ohth' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5219
Meanings
a spice, usually understood of tragacanth gum, exuding from astralagus bush (Genesis 27:25; Genesis 37:25; Genesis 43:11)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 37:25 Then, just as they were sitting down to eat, they looked up and saw a caravan of camels in the distance coming toward them. It was a group of Ishmaelite traders taking a load of gum, balm, and aromatic resin from Gilead down to Egypt.
- Genesis 43:11 So their father, Jacob, finally said to them, “If it can’t be avoided, then at least do this. Pack your bags with the best products of this land. Take them down to the man as gifts—balm, honey, gum, aromatic resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).