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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #05391 - נָשַׁךְ

Transliteration

nâshak

Phonetics

naw-shak'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

1430,1430b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to bite

1a) (Qal) to bite

1b) (Piel) to bite

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

2a) (Qal) to give interest

2b) (Hiphil) to make to give interest

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4141 ‑ πλήσσω (place'‑so); 1143 ‑ δάκνω (dak'‑no);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (16)

Genesis 1

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 4

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Jeremiah 1

Amos 2

Micah 1

Habakkuk 1

HCS (0)

HCS (16)

Genesis 1

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 4

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Jeremiah 1

Amos 2

Micah 1

Habakkuk 1

BSB (16)

Genesis 1

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 4

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Jeremiah 1

Amos 2

Micah 1

Habakkuk 1

ESV (16)

Genesis 1

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 4

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Jeremiah 1

Amos 2

Micah 1

Habakkuk 1

WEB (17)

Genesis 1

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 5

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Jeremiah 1

Amos 2

Micah 1

Habakkuk 1

KJV (16)

bit 2

bite 6

biteth 2

bitten 2

usury 4

HCS (0)

HCS (16)

They will bite 1

bite 1

bites 1

can earn interest 1

charge 1

creditors 1

interest 2

it bites 1

may be bitten 1

that bites 1

they bit 1

to bite 1

was bitten 1

when they have food to sink 1

who is bitten 1

BSB (16)

and they will bite 1

bite him 1

bites 1

charge 1

interest 1

it bites 1

may be bitten 1

that bites 1

to bite them 1

type of loan 1

was bitten 1

were bitten 1

while they chew 1

who is bitten 1

your creditors 1

ESV (16)

bit 3

bite 3

bites 3

bitten 1

debtors 1

eat 1

interest 3

loans 1

WEB (17)

* 2

That bites 1

You shall not lend on interest 1

and it will bite them 1

and they bit 1

and they shall bite 1

bit him 1

bites 1

for those who feed 1

had bitten 1

interest 1

it bites 1

may be bitten 1

that is lent on interest 1

you may lend on interest 1

you shall not lend on interest 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2441) k s n (נסהכ NShK) AC: Bite CO: ? AB: Usury: A bite, also usury as a biting.

V) k s n (נסהכ NShK) - I. Bite: II. Usury:In the sense of biting. KJV (16): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Piel) bite, usury - Strongs: H5391 (נָשַׁךְ)

N^m) k s n (נסהכ NShK) - Usury: KJV (12): usury - Strongs: H5392 (נֶשֶׁךְ)

e^f1) e k s i n (ניסהכה NYShKH) - Chamber: [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (3): chamber - Strongs: H5393 (נִשְׁכָּה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

נָשַׁךְ verb bite (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew, but also transposed נְכַשׁ Hiph`il); Assyrian našâku Dl^{HWB 486}; ᵑ7נְכֵית (especially of snakes); Syriac

; Ethiopic

Di⁶⁴²; Ba^{ZMG xliii (1889), 188} compare Arabic

, undo threads, untwist rope, disintegrate, dissolve); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular נָשַׁךְ Numbers 21:9, suffix וּנְשָׁכוֺ consecutive Amos 5:19, וּנְשָׁכָם consecutive Amos 9:3; Imperfect 3 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`el Perfect 3 plural וְנִשְּׁכוּ אֶתְכֶם Jeremiah 8:17 and they shall bite you fatally (figurative); Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיְנַשְּׁכוּאֶתהָֿעָם Numbers 21:5 and they bit the people fatally(both of serpents).

[נָשַׁךְ] verb denominative pay, give interest (compare Gerber^{Verba denominative 89}); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשָּׁ֑ךְ Deuteronomy 23:20 interest of anything off which one giveth interest (compare Dr).

Hiph`il make one give interest; Imperfect 2 masculine singular תַּשִּׁיךְ Deuteronomy 23:20 ( + accusative of congnate meaning with verb) Deuteronomy 23:21; Deuteronomy 23:21, all with לְ person

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

נָשַׁךְ fut. יִשֹּׁךְ Ecclesiastes 10:11, and יִשַּׁךְ Proverbs 23:32, to bite, as a serpent, Genesis 49:17; Numbers 21:6, seq. [Piel]; as a man, Micah 3:5 (Eth. ነሰከ፡ id.; Syriac transp, ܢܟܬܰ); metaph.

(a) to vex, to oppress, Habakkuk 2:7.

(b) to lend on usury, Deuteronomy 23:20 since not only lending on usury, but even receiving interest was supposed to mark a sordid person and an oppressor of the weak (comp. Aram. נְכַת, ܢܟܬܰ to bite; whence נוֹכְתּא usury; Arab. قرض to gnaw; Conj. III. to lend on usury; Gr. δάκνεσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν χρεῶν, Arist. Nub. i. 12; Lat. usura vorax, Lucan, i. 171).

Piel, i.q. Kal, to bite, Numbers 21:6; Jeremiah 8:17.

Hiphil הִשִּׁיךְ to take usury of any one, followed by a dat. of pers. Deuteronomy 23:21. Hence

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List of Word Forms

הַנָּשׁ֔וּךְ הַנֹּשְׁכִ֤ים הַנֹּשֵׁךְ֙ הנשוך הנשך הנשכים וְנִשְּׁכ֥וּ וַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּ וּנְשָׁכ֖וֹ וּנְשָׁכָֽם׃ וינשכו ונשכו ונשכם׃ יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ יִשָּֽׁךְ׃ יִשָּׁ֑ךְ יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ ישך ישך׃ ישכנו נָשַׁ֤ךְ נֹשְׁכֶ֔יךָ נשך נשכיך תַשִּׁ֑יךְ תַשִּׁ֔יךְ תַשִּׁ֣יךְ תשיך han·nā·šūḵ han·nō·šə·ḵîm han·nō·šêḵ hannaShuch hannāšūḵ hannōšêḵ hannōšəḵîm hannosheCh hannosheChim nā·šaḵ nāšaḵ naShach nō·šə·ḵe·ḵā nōšəḵeḵā nosheCheicha ṯaš·šîḵ tashShich ṯaššîḵ ū·nə·šā·ḵām ū·nə·šā·ḵōw ūnəšāḵām ūnəšāḵōw uneshaCham uneshaCho vaynashsheChu venishsheChu way·naš·šə·ḵū waynaššəḵū wə·niš·šə·ḵū wəniššəḵū yiš·šāḵ yiš·šə·ḵen·nū yiš·šōḵ yishShach yishsheChennu yishShoch yiššāḵ yiššəḵennū yiššōḵ