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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נָשַׁךְH5391
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 bite1×Jeremiah 8:17
bites1×Ecclesiastes 10:11
charge1×Deuteronomy 23:19
interest1×Deuteronomy 23:20
it bites1×Proverbs 23:32
may be bitten1×Ecclesiastes 10:8
only to be bitten1×Amos 5:19
that bites1×Genesis 49:17
to bite them1×Amos 9:3
type of loan1×Deuteronomy 23:19
was bitten1×Numbers 21:9
were bitten1×Numbers 21:6
while they chew1×Micah 3:5
who is bitten1×Numbers 21:8
your creditors1×Habakkuk 2:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:17הַנֹּשֵׁךְ֙tothat bitesArticle | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularNumbers 21:6וַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּtowere bittenConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralNumbers 21:8הַנָּשׁ֔וּךְtowho is bittenArticle | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularNumbers 21:9נָשַׁ֤ךְtowas bittenVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 23:19תַשִּׁ֣יךְtochargeVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 23:19יִשָּֽׁךְ׃totype of loanVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 23:20תַשִּׁ֔יךְtointerestVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 23:20תַשִּׁ֑יךְto-Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularProverbs 23:32יִשָּׁ֑ךְtoit bitesVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularEcclesiastes 10:8יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּtomay be bittenVerb - 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 rowGenesis 49:17
Aligned rows16
Books represented9
Genesis1Numbers3Deuteronomy4Proverbs1Ecclesiastes2Jeremiah1Amos2Micah1Habakkuk1
Source forms
הַנָּשׁ֔וּךְ1xhan·nā·šūḵNumbers 21:8
הַנֹּשֵׁךְ֙1xhan·nō·šêḵGenesis 49:17
הַנֹּשְׁכִ֤ים1xhan·nō·šə·ḵîmMicah 3:5
וַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּ1xway·naš·šə·ḵūNumbers 21:6
וְנִשְּׁכ֥וּ1xwə·niš·šə·ḵūJeremiah 8:17
וּנְשָׁכ֖וֹ1xū·nə·šā·ḵōwAmos 5:19
וּנְשָׁכָֽם׃1xū·nə·šā·ḵāmAmos 9:3
יִשָּׁ֑ךְ1xyiš·šāḵProverbs 23:32
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular3xDeuteronomy 23:19, Deuteronomy 23:20
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular3xDeuteronomy 23:19, Proverbs 23:32, Ecclesiastes 10:11
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural1xMicah 3:5
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular1xGenesis 49:17
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular1xNumbers 21:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural1xJeremiah 8:17
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1xNumbers 21:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural1xAmos 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 definitionSource: 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 groups2Aligned forms7
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action3×
ImperfectDeut 23:20 · Deut 23:213×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense4×
ImperfectDeut 23:20 · Eccl 10:11 · Prov 23:323×
PerfectNum 21:91×
Word Origins
נָשַׁךְ is a primitive root - no further derivation.