רכש

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ר־כ־שׁ (r-k-sh)
3 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

רָכַשׁ • (rakhásh) (pa'al construction)

  1. to acquire
    • Tanach, Genesis 12:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָם אֶת־שָׂרַי אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־לוֹט בֶּן־אָחִיו וְאֶת־כׇּל־רְכוּשָׁם אֲשֶׁר רָכָשׁוּ וְאֶת־הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂוּ בְחָרָן וַיֵּצְאוּ לָלֶכֶת אַרְצָה כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ אַרְצָה כְּנָעַן׃
      And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls [slaves] that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
    • Tanach, Genesis 46:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־מִקְנֵיהֶם וְאֶת־רְכוּשָׁם אֲשֶׁר רָכְשׁוּ בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ מִצְרָיְמָה יַעֲקֹב וְכׇל־זַרְעוֹ אִתּוֹ׃
      And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed [progeny] with him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָכַשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לרכוש / לִרְכֹּשׁ
action noun רְכִישָׁה
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first רָכַשְׁתִּי רָכַשְׁנוּ
second רָכַשְׁתָּ רָכַשְׁתְּ רְכַשְׁתֶּם1 רְכַשְׁתֶּן1
third רָכַשׁ רָכְשָׁה רָכְשׁוּ
present רוֹכֵשׁ רוֹכֶשֶׁת רוֹכְשִׁים רוֹכְשׁוֹת
future first ארכוש / אֶרְכֹּשׁ נרכוש / נִרְכֹּשׁ
second תרכוש / תִּרְכֹּשׁ תִּרְכְּשִׁי תִּרְכְּשׁוּ תרכושנה / תִּרְכֹּשְׁנָה2
third ירכוש / יִרְכֹּשׁ תרכוש / תִּרְכֹּשׁ יִרְכְּשׁוּ תרכושנה / תִּרְכֹּשְׁנָה2
imperative רכוש / רְכֹשׁ רִכְשִׁי רִכְשׁוּ רכושנה / רְכֹשְׁנָה2

1 Pronounced רָכַשְׁתֶּם and רָכַשְׁתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

רֶכֶשׁ • (rékhesh) m

  1. acquisition, purchasing

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Etymology disputed. Compare Aramaic רִכְשָׁא (riḵšā).

  • See Etymology 1.
  • Alternatively related to Akkadian 𒆟 (rakāsum, “to bind”), thus being "horses tied together (to the same vehicle)".

Pronunciation

Noun

רֶכֶשׁ • (rékhesh) m

  1. a team of horses, steeds

References

Further reading

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