What does רְכוּשׁ (rĕkûš) mean in the Bible?
רְכוּשׁ (rĕkûš): Accumulated wealth understood as actively gathered possessions, emphasizing property amassed through acquisition rather than inherent status
Hebrew · H7399
רְכוּשׁ
Property (as gathered)
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רְכוּשׁ H7399
Pronunciation rĕkûš
What does רְכוּשׁ (rĕkûš) mean in the Bible?
רְכוּשׁ (rĕkûš): Accumulated wealth understood as actively gathered possessions, emphasizing property amassed through acquisition rather than inherent status
Full entry for רְכוּשׁ (H7399) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7399?
The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the goods (3), the possessions (3), and his possessions (2), possessions (2), their possessions (2).
Where does רְכוּשׁ (rĕkûš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 12:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (11), 2 Chronicles (6), Ezra (4), Daniel (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the goods 3× Genesis 14:11, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 14:21
the possessions 3× Genesis 12:5, Genesis 31:18, 2 Chronicles 21:17
and his possessions 2× Genesis 14:12, Genesis 14:16
possessions 2× Genesis 13:6, Genesis 15:14
their possessions 2× Genesis 36:7, Numbers 16:32
wealth 2× 2 Chronicles 32:29, Daniel 11:28
and possessions 1× Genesis 46:6
and wealth [on his followers] 1× Daniel 11:24
goods 1× Ezra 1:4
his own possessions 1× 2 Chronicles 31:3
his property 1× Ezra 10:8
of goods 1× 2 Chronicles 20:25
our possessions 1× Ezra 8:21
own 1× 2 Chronicles 35:7
property 1× 1 Chronicles 27:31
supplies 1× Daniel 11:13
the property 1× 1 Chronicles 28:1
their flocks 1× Numbers 35:3
with goods 1× Ezra 1:6
your possessions 1× 2 Chronicles 21:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 12:5 רְכוּשָׁם֙ to the possessions Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Genesis 13:6 רְכוּשָׁם֙ to possessions Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Genesis 14:11 רְכֻ֨שׁ to the goods Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 14:12 רְכֻשׁ֛וֹ to and his possessions Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 14:16 הָרְכֻ֑שׁ to the goods Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 14:16 וּרְכֻשׁוֹ֙ to and his possessions Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 14:21 וְהָרְכֻ֖שׁ to the goods Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 15:14 בִּרְכֻ֥שׁ to possessions Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 31:18 רְכֻשׁוֹ֙ to the possessions Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 36:7 רְכוּשָׁ֛ם to their possessions Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 12:5
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 6
Genesis 11 Numbers 2 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 6 Ezra 4 Daniel 3
Source forms
רְכוּשָׁם֙ 3x rə·ḵū·šām Genesis 12:5, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 46:6
בִּרְכ֣וּשׁ 1x bir·ḵūš Daniel 11:28
בָּרְכ֥וּשׁ 1x bā·rə·ḵūš Ezra 1:6
בִּרְכֻ֥שׁ 1x bir·ḵuš Genesis 15:14
הָרְכ֔וּשׁ 1x hā·rə·ḵūš 1 Chronicles 27:31
הָרְכוּשׁ֙ 1x hā·rə·ḵūš 2 Chronicles 21:17
הָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃ 1x hā·ră·ḵūš Numbers 16:32
הָרְכֻ֑שׁ 1x hā·rə·ḵuš Genesis 14:16
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 4x Genesis 14:16, Numbers 16:32, 1 Chronicles 27:31, 2 Chronicles 21:17
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 4x Genesis 12:5, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 36:7, Genesis 46:6
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 4x Genesis 14:12, Genesis 31:18, 2 Chronicles 31:3, Ezra 10:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x 2 Chronicles 20:25, Daniel 11:24
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 2x Ezra 1:4, Daniel 11:13
Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Chronicles 28:1, 2 Chronicles 32:29
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 2x Genesis 15:14, Daniel 11:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Genesis 14:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Accumulated wealth understood as actively gathered possessions, emphasizing property amassed through acquisition rather than inherent status
Source Gloss
property (as gathered)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Accumulated wealth understood as actively gathered possessions, emphasizing property amassed through acquisition rather than inherent status
property (as gathered) BDB: property Usage: good, riches, substance.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
accumulated wealth and possessions too great to dwell together in one place
Showing 1 selected witness from 28 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
רְכוּשׁ is built from this root:
רָכַשׁ H7408
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain