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Lexicon :: Strong's H5391 - nāšaḵ

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נָשַׁךְ
Transliteration
nāšaḵ
Pronunciation
naw-shak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1430,1430b

Strong’s Definitions

נָשַׁךְ nâshak, naw-shak'; a primitive root; to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan:—bite, lend upon usury.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H5391 in the following manner: bite (14x), lend upon usury (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H5391 in the following manner: bite (14x), lend upon usury (2x).

  1. to bite

    1. (Qal) to bite

    2. (Piel) to bite

  2. to pay, give interest, lend for interest or usury

    1. (Qal) to give interest

    2. (Hiphil) to make to give interest

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָשַׁךְ nâshak, naw-shak'; a primitive root; to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan:—bite, lend upon usury.
STRONGS H5391: Abbreviations
† נָשַׁךְ verb bite (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew, but also transposed נְכַשׁ Hiph.); Assyrian našâku DlHWB 486; Targum נְכֵית (especially of snakes); Syriac bdb067501, bdb067502; Ethiopic bdb067503 Di642; BaZMG xliii (1889), 188 compare Arabic bdb067504, undo threads, untwist rope, disintegrate, dissolve); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נָשַׁךְ Numbers 21:9, suffix וּנְשָׁכוֺ consecutive Amos 5:19, וּנְשָׁכָם consecutive Amos 9:3; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשֹּׁךְ Ecclesiastes 10:11, יִשָּׁ֑ךְ Proverbs 23:32, suffix יִשְּׁכֶנּוּ Ecclesiastes 10:8; Participle active נשֵׁךְ Genesis 49:17; plural נשְׁכִים Micah 3:5, suffix נשְׁכֶיךָ Habakkuk 2:7; passive נָשׁוּךְ Numbers 21:8; — bite, chiefly of serpent, with accusative, Amos 5:19; Amos 9:3; Genesis 49:17 (poem in J), Numbers 21:8 (passive participle, absolute), Numbers 21:9, Ecclesiastes 10:8 also Ecclesiastes 10:11 (absolute), Proverbs 23:32 (simile of wine); figurative of prophets בְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם הַנּ׳ Micah 3:5 who are biting with their teeth, and crying, Peace! figurative of oppression, etc., נשְׁכֶיךָ Habakkuk 2:7 (with play on sense thy debtors, those that give thee interest).
Pi. Perfect 3rd person plural וְנִשְּׁכוּ אֶתְכֶם Jeremiah 8:17 and they shall bite you fatally (figurative); Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural וַיְנַשְּׁכוּ אֶתהָֿעָם Numbers 21:5 and they bit the people fatally (both of serpents).

† [נָשַׁךְ] verb denominative pay, give interest (compare GerberVerba denom. 89); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשָּׁ֑ךְ Deuteronomy 23:20 interest of anything off which one giveth interest (compare Dr).
Hiph. make one give interest; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תַּשִּׁיךְ Deuteronomy 23:20)+ accusative of congnate meaning with verb) Deuteronomy 23:21 (twice in verse); all with לְ person
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:17; 49:17

Numbers

21:5; 21:8; 21:8; 21:9; 21:9

Deuteronomy

23:20; 23:20; 23:21

Proverbs

23:32; 23:32

Ecclesiastes

10:8; 10:8; 10:11; 10:11

Jeremiah

8:17

Amos

5:19; 5:19; 9:3; 9:3

Micah

3:5; 3:5

Habakkuk

2:7; 2:7

H5391

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Strong's Number H5391 matches the Hebrew נָשַׁךְ (nāšaḵ),
which occurs 16 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17 -

“Dan shall be a serpent in the way,

A horned snake in the path,

That bites H5391 the horse’s heels,

So that his rider falls backward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:6 - So Yahweh sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit H5391 the people so that many people of Israel died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:8 - Then Yahweh said to Moses, “[fn]Make a fiery serpent and set it on a standard; and it will be that everyone who is bitten H5391 and looks at it, will live.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:9 - And Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on the standard; and it happened, that if a serpent bit H5391 any man, when he looked to the bronze serpent, he lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:19 -

“You shall not charge H5391 interest H5391 to your brother: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned H5391 at H5391 interest H5391.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:20 - “You may charge H5391 interest H5391 to a foreigner, but to your brother you shall not charge H5391 interest H5391, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all [fn]that you send forth your hand to do in the land which you are about to enter to [fn]possess.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:32 -

At the end—like a serpent it bites H5391,

And like a viper it stings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:8 -

He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite H5391 him who breaks through a wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:11 - If the serpent bites H5391 [fn]before being charmed, there is no advantage for the charmer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:17 -

“For behold, I am sending serpents against you,

Vipers, for which there is no charm,

And they will bite H5391 you,” declares Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:19 -

As when a man flees from a lion

And a bear meets him;

[fn]Or he goes home, leans his hand against the wall,

And a snake bites H5391 him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:3 -

“And though they hide on the [fn]top of Carmel,

From there I will search them out and take them;

And though they conceal themselves from My eyes on the floor of the sea,

From there I will command the serpent, and it will bite H5391 them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:5 -

Thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets who lead my people astray;

When they have something to bite H5391 with their teeth,

They call out, “Peace,”

But against him who puts nothing in their mouths,

They set themselves apart for war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:7 -

“Will not [fn]your creditors H5391 rise up suddenly,

And those who make you tremble awaken?

Indeed, you will become spoil for them.

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