Lexicon nashak: To bite, to lend on interest, to oppress with interest Original Word: נָשַׁךְ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bite, lend upon usury A primitive root; to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan -- bite, lend upon usury. Brown-Driver-Briggs נָשַׁךְ verb bite (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew, but also transposed נְכַשׁ Hiph`il); Assyrian našâku DlHWB 486; ᵑ7 נְכֵית (especially of snakes); Syriac  ,  ; Ethiopic  Di642; BaZMG xliii (1889), 188 compare Arabic  , undo threads, untwist rope, disintegrate, dissolve); — Qal Perfect3masculine singular נָשַׁךְ Numbers 21:9, suffix וּנְשָׁכוֺ consecutive Amos 5:19, וּנְשָׁכָם consecutive Amos 9:3; Imperfect3masculine 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 Perfect3plural וְנִשְּׁכוּ אֶתְכֶם Jeremiah 8:17 and they shall bite you fatally (figurative); Imperfect3masculine plural וַיְנַשְּׁכוּ אֶתהָֿעָם Numbers 21:5 and they bit the people fatally(both of serpents). [נָשַׁךְ] verb denominative pay, give interest (compare GerberVerba denominative 89); — Qal Imperfect3masculine singular יִשָּׁ֑ךְ Deuteronomy 23:20 interest of anything off which one giveth interest (compare Dr). Hiph`il make one give interest; Imperfect2masculine singular תַּשִּׁיךְ Deuteronomy 23:20 ( + accusative of congnate meaning with verb) Deuteronomy 23:21; Deuteronomy 23:21, all with לְ person Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1143: δάκνω (dakno) • to bite Usage: The verb נָשַׁךְ (nashak) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of biting, often metaphorically, to indicate the infliction of harm or oppression. It is used in contexts involving physical bites from animals or metaphorically to describe the oppressive practice of charging excessive interest or usury. Context: The Hebrew verb נָשַׁךְ (nashak) appears in various contexts within the Old Testament, illustrating both literal and figurative meanings. Literally, it is used to describe the action of animals biting, as seen in Genesis 49:17, where it refers to a serpent biting a horse's heel. Metaphorically, נָשַׁךְ is employed to describe the practice of usury, where excessive interest is charged on loans, thus "biting" or oppressing the borrower. This usage is evident in passages such as Deuteronomy 23:19-20, where the Israelites are commanded not to charge interest to their fellow countrymen, highlighting a moral and ethical stance against economic oppression. The term underscores the harmful impact of such practices, equating them to the pain and damage caused by a physical bite. The prohibition against usury reflects a broader biblical principle of justice and compassion within the community, emphasizing the importance of supporting rather than exploiting one another. Forms and Transliterations 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 yiššōḵLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 49:17 HEB: עֲלֵי־ אֹ֑רַח הַנֹּשֵׁךְ֙ עִקְּבֵי־ ס֔וּס NAS: in the path, That bites the horse's KJV: in the path, that biteth the horse INT: in the path bites heels the horse's Numbers 21:6 Numbers 21:8 Numbers 21:9 Deuteronomy 23:19 Deuteronomy 23:19 Deuteronomy 23:20 Deuteronomy 23:20 Proverbs 23:32 Ecclesiastes 10:8 Ecclesiastes 10:11 Jeremiah 8:17 Amos 5:19 Amos 9:3 Micah 3:5 Habakkuk 2:7 16 Occurrences |
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