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Lexicon :: Strong's H5401 - nāšaq

Aa
נָשַׁק
Transliteration
nāšaq
Pronunciation
naw-shak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [identical with נָשַׂק (H5400), through the idea of fastening up
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1435,1436

Strong’s Definitions

נָשַׁק nâshaq, naw-shak'; a primitive root (identical with H5400, through the idea of fastening up; compare H2388, H2836); to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons:—armed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x

The KJV translates Strong's H5401 in the following manner: kiss (29x), armed (2x), kissed him (1x), armed men (1x), ruled (1x), touched (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x
The KJV translates Strong's H5401 in the following manner: kiss (29x), armed (2x), kissed him (1x), armed men (1x), ruled (1x), touched (1x).

  1. to put together, kiss

    1. (Qal) to kiss

    2. (Piel) to kiss

    3. (Hiphil) to touch gently

  2. to handle, be equipped with

    1. (Qal) to be equipped

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָשַׁק nâshaq, naw-shak'; a primitive root (identical with H5400, through the idea of fastening up; compare H2388, H2836); to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons:—armed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.
STRONGS H5401: Abbreviations
† I. נָשַׁק verb kiss (Late Hebrew id., Assyrian našâku, Targum נְשֵׁיק, נְשַׁק, Syriac bdb067603, kiss (originally smell [bdb067604] according to LagNov. Psalt. Spec. 24 f.): Arabic bdb067605 is fasten together, arrange in order, Ethiopic bdb067606 participle ordine dispositus, apte sertus Di641, possibly akin to II. נשׁק); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נ׳ 1 Kings 19:18; 2 Samuel 15:5; 3rd person feminine singular נָֽשְׁקָה Proverbs 7:13; 3rd person plural נָשָׁ֑קוּ Psalm 85:11; Imperfect יִּשַּׁק Genesis 41:40, וַיִּשַּׁק Genesis 27:27 +; suffix יִשָּׁקֵ֫נִי Songs 1:2; 1st person singular cohortative אֶשֳּׁקָהֿ 1 Kings 19:20; 3rd person masculine plural יִשָּׁק֑וּן Hosea 13:2, etc.; Imperative וּשֲׁקָה Genesis 27:26; Infinitive construct נְשָׁקֿ 2 Samuel 20:9; — kiss, usually with לְ person: Genesis 27:26, 29; Genesis 50:1; Exodus 4:27 (all J), Genesis 48:10; Exodus 18:7 (both E), 2 Samuel 15:5; 2 Samuel 14:33; 2 Samuel 19:40; 2 Samuel 20:9; 1 Kings 19:20; Proverbs 7:13; Ruth 1:9, 4; so of idol-worship 1 Kings 19:18 (compare WeSkizzen iii. 105; Heid. 109), compare וַתִּשַּׁק יָדִי לְפִי Job 31:27 and my hand hath kissed my mouth; rarely with accusative of person 1 Samuel 20:41 (אִישׁ אֶתרֵֿעֵהוּ), suffix person 1 Samuel 10:1; Songs (+ מִגְּשִׁיקוֺת), Songs 8:1; also Genesis 33:4 וַֹיִֹּשָֹּׁקֵֹהֹוֹּ (J; Holz E; word suspicious, Di rejects); עֲגָלִים יִשּׁ׳ Hosea 13:2 claves do they kiss; שְׁפָתַיִם יִשָּׁ֑ק Proverbs 24:26 lips he kisses; absolute Psalm 85:11 (figurative, reciprocal). — עַלמִּֿיךָ יִשַּׁק Genesis 41:40 is dubious, Di. 'to thy mouth all my people shall yield' (fit, adapt themselves, compare Arabic √), so Kau BuhlLex, but this meaning uncertain, and text perhaps corrupt, see Di Holz).
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיְנַשֵּׁק Genesis 32:1 [Genesis 31:55]; Genesis 45:15, וַיְנַשֶּׁקֿ Genesis 29:13; Imperative masculine plural נַשְּׁקוּֿ Psalm 2:12; Infinitive construct נַשֵּׁק Genesis 31:28; — kiss = Qal: with לְ person Genesis 29:13(J), Genesis 31:28; Genesis 32:1 [Genesis 31:55; Genesis 45:15 (all E); נַשְּׁקובַֿר Psalm 2:12 is dubious, compare I. בַּר
Hiph. Participle מַשִּׁיקוֺתּ Ezekiel 3:13 of wings of cherubim, gently touching each other (with אֶלֿ).

† II. [נָשַׁק] verb exact meaning uncertain; probably either handle, or be equipped with (compare perhaps Arabic bdb067607 etc., below I. נשׁק); — only Qal Participle plural construct נשְׁקֵי : — קֶשֶׁת נ׳ 1 Chronicles 12:2 equipped with the bow, so 2 Chronicles 17:17 (+ מָגֵן); רוֺמֵי קֶשֶׁת נ׳ Psalm 78:9 is difficult, ר׳ appositive of נ׳ according to Hup-Now Bae and others (Ges§ 130 e); strike out רוֺמֵי as explanatory gloss Hup Hi Che Kau; strike out ver. as gloss Hup Kau Bae.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:26; 27:26; 27:27; 27:29; 29:13; 29:13; 31:28; 31:28; 31:55; 31:55; 33:4; 41:40; 41:40; 45:15; 45:15; 48:10; 50:1

Exodus

4:27; 18:7

Ruth

1:4; 1:9

1 Samuel

10:1; 20:41

2 Samuel

14:33; 15:5; 15:5; 19:40; 20:9; 20:9

1 Kings

19:18; 19:18; 19:20; 19:20

1 Chronicles

12:2

2 Chronicles

17:17

Job

31:27

Psalms

2:12; 2:12; 78:9; 85:11; 85:11

Proverbs

7:13; 7:13; 24:26

Song of Songs

1:2; 8:1

Ezekiel

3:13

Hosea

13:2; 13:2

H5401

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Strong's Number H5401 matches the Hebrew נָשַׁק (nāšaq),
which occurs 35 times in 35 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:26 - And his father Isaac said to him, Come near now, my son, and give me a kiss.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:27 - And he came near and gave him a kiss; and smelling the smell of his clothing, he gave him a blessing, and said, See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field on which the blessing of the Lord has come:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:11 - And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:13 - And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:28 - You did not even let me give a kiss to my sons and my daughters. This was a foolish thing to do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:55

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:55 - And early in the morning Laban, after kissing and blessing his daughters, went on his way back to his country.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:4 - Then Esau came running up to him, and folding him in his arms, gave him a kiss: and the two of them were overcome with weeping.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:40

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:40 - You, then, are to be over my house, and all my people will be ruled by your word: only as king will I be greater than you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:15 - Then he gave a kiss to all his brothers, weeping over them; and after that his brothers had no fear of talking to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:10 - Now because Israel was old, his eyes were no longer clear, and he was not able to see. So he made them come near to him, and he gave them a kiss, folding them in his arms.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:1 - And Joseph put his head down on his father's face, weeping and kissing him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:27 - And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the waste land and you will see Moses. So he went and came across Moses at the mountain of God, and gave him a kiss.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:7 - And Moses went out to his father-in-law, and went down on his face before him and gave him a kiss; and they said to one another, Are you well? and they came into the tent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:9 - May the Lord give you rest in the houses of your husbands. Then she gave them a kiss; and they were weeping bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:14 - Then again they were weeping; and Orpah gave her mother-in-law a kiss, but Ruth would not be parted from her.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:1 - Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on his head and gave him a kiss and said, Is not the Lord with the holy oil making you ruler over Israel, his people? and you will have authority over the people of the Lord, and you will make them safe from the hands of their attackers round about them, and this will be the sign for you:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:41 - And when the boy had gone, David came from his secret place by the hill, and falling to the earth went down on his face three times: and they gave one another a kiss, weeping together, till David's grief was the greater.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:33 - So Joab went to the king and said these words to him: and when the king had sent for him, Absalom came, and went down on his face on the earth before the king: and the king gave him a kiss.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:5 - And if any man came near to give him honour, he took him by the hand and gave him a kiss.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:39 - Then all the people went over Jordan, and the king went over: and the king gave Barzillai a kiss, with his blessing; and he went back to his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:9 - And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well, my brother? And with his right hand he took him by the hair of his chin to give him a kiss.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:18 - But I will keep safe seven thousand in Israel, all those whose knees have not been bent to Baal, and whose mouths have given him no kisses.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:20 - And letting the oxen be where they were, he came running after Elijah, and said, Only let me give a kiss to my father and mother, and then I will come after you. But he said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to you?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:2 - They were armed with bows, and were able to send stones, and arrows from the bow, with right hand or left: they were Saul's brothers, of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:17 - And the captains of Benjamin: Eliada, a great man of war, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bows and body-covers;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:27 - A secret feeling of worship came into my heart, and my hand gave kisses from my mouth;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:12 - For fear that he may be angry, causing destruction to come on you, because he is quickly moved to wrath. Happy are all those who put their faith in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:9 - The children of Ephraim, armed with bows, were turned back on the day of the fight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:10 - Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:13 - So she took him by his hand, kissing him, and without a sign of shame she said to him:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:26 - He gives a kiss with his lips who gives a right answer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:2 - Let him give me the kisses of his mouth: for his love is better than wine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:1 - Oh that you were my brother, who took milk from my mother's breasts! When I came to you in the street, I would give you kisses; yes, I would not be looked down on.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:13 - And there was the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another, and the sound of the wheels at their side, the sound of a great rushing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:2 - And now their sins are increased; they have made themselves a metal image, false gods from their silver, after their designs, all of them the work of the metal-workers; they say of them, Let them give offerings, let men give kisses to the oxen.
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