Definition
a primitive root; to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
Traditional renderings: bite, lend upon usury.
Traditional renderings: bite, lend upon usury.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נָשַׁךְ:
- δάκνωdaknō“to bite”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
16 total
- Genesis 49:17הַנֹּשֵׁךְ֙ · that bitesHe will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
- Numbers 21:6וַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּ · were bittenSo the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.
- Numbers 21:8הַנָּשׁ֔וּךְ · who is bittenThen the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.”
- Numbers 21:9נָשַׁ֤ךְ · was bittenSo Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live.
- Deuteronomy 23:19תַשִּׁ֣יךְ · charge; יִשָּֽׁךְ׃ · type of loanDo not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.
- Deuteronomy 23:20תַשִּׁ֔יךְ · interest; תַשִּׁ֑יךְYou may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand in the land that you are entering to possess.
- Proverbs 23:32יִשָּׁ֑ךְ · it bitesIn the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.
- Ecclesiastes 10:8יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ · may be bittenHe who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
- Ecclesiastes 10:11יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ · bitesIf the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
- Jeremiah 8:17וְנִשְּׁכ֥וּ · and they will bite“For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD.
- Amos 5:19וּנְשָׁכ֖וֹ · only to be bittenIt will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.
- Amos 9:3וּנְשָׁכָֽם׃ · to bite themThough they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.
- Micah 3:5הַנֹּשְׁכִ֤ים · while they chewThis is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:
- Habakkuk 2:7נֹשְׁכֶ֔יךָ · your creditorsWill not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.