What does נָשַׁךְ mean in the Bible?
נָשַׁךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan".
Hebrew · H5391
נָשַׁךְ
To strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
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נָשַׁךְ H5391
What does נָשַׁךְ mean in the Bible?
נָשַׁךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5391?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include - (1), and they will bite (1), bites (1), charge (1), interest (1).
Where does נָשַׁךְ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (4), Numbers (3), Amos (2), Ecclesiastes (2).
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 - 1× Deuteronomy 23:20
and they will bite 1× Jeremiah 8:17
bites 1× Ecclesiastes 10:11
charge 1× Deuteronomy 23:19
interest 1× Deuteronomy 23:20
it bites 1× Proverbs 23:32
may be bitten 1× Ecclesiastes 10:8
only to be bitten 1× Amos 5:19
that bites 1× Genesis 49:17
to bite them 1× Amos 9:3
type of loan 1× Deuteronomy 23:19
was bitten 1× Numbers 21:9
were bitten 1× Numbers 21:6
while they chew 1× Micah 3:5
who is bitten 1× Numbers 21:8
your creditors 1× Habakkuk 2:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:17 הַנֹּשֵׁךְ֙ to that bites Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Numbers 21:6 וַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּ to were bitten Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Numbers 21:8 הַנָּשׁ֔וּךְ to who is bitten Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Numbers 21:9 נָשַׁ֤ךְ to was bitten Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 23:19 תַשִּׁ֣יךְ to charge Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 23:19 יִשָּֽׁךְ׃ to type of loan Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 23:20 תַשִּׁ֔יךְ to interest Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 23:20 תַשִּׁ֑יךְ to - Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Proverbs 23:32 יִשָּׁ֑ךְ to it bites Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Ecclesiastes 10:8 יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ to may be bitten Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 49:17
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 9
Genesis 1 Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 4 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 2 Jeremiah 1 Amos 2 Micah 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
הַנָּשׁ֔וּךְ 1x han·nā·šūḵ Numbers 21:8
הַנֹּשֵׁךְ֙ 1x han·nō·šêḵ Genesis 49:17
הַנֹּשְׁכִ֤ים 1x han·nō·šə·ḵîm Micah 3:5
וַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּ 1x way·naš·šə·ḵū Numbers 21:6
וְנִשְּׁכ֥וּ 1x wə·niš·šə·ḵū Jeremiah 8:17
וּנְשָׁכ֖וֹ 1x ū·nə·šā·ḵōw Amos 5:19
וּנְשָׁכָֽם׃ 1x ū·nə·šā·ḵām Amos 9:3
יִשָּׁ֑ךְ 1x yiš·šāḵ Proverbs 23:32
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 23:19, Deuteronomy 23:20
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 23:19, Proverbs 23:32, Ecclesiastes 10:11
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Micah 3:5
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Genesis 49:17
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular 1x Numbers 21:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 1x Jeremiah 8:17
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Numbers 21:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 1x Amos 9:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
Source Gloss
to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan BDB: bite Usage: bite, lend upon usury.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 7
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 3×
Imperfect Deut 23:20 · Deut 23:21 3×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 4×
Imperfect Deut 23:20 · Eccl 10:11 · Prov 23:32 3×
Perfect Num 21:9 1×
Word Origins
נָשַׁךְ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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