נָשַׁךְ

na.shakhto biteHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb16 occurrences9 books14 verses

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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נָשַׁךְ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

16 total
  1. Genesis 49:17הַנֹּשֵׁךְ֙ · that bites
    He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
  2. Numbers 21:6וַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּ · were bitten
    So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.
  3. Numbers 21:8הַנָּשׁ֔וּךְ · who is bitten
    Then 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.”
  4. Numbers 21:9נָשַׁ֤ךְ · was bitten
    So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live.
  5. Deuteronomy 23:19תַשִּׁ֣יךְ · charge; יִשָּֽׁךְ׃ · type of loan
    Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.
  6. Deuteronomy 23:20תַשִּׁ֔יךְ · interest; תַשִּׁ֑יךְ
    You 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.
  7. Proverbs 23:32יִשָּׁ֑ךְ · it bites
    In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.
  8. Ecclesiastes 10:8יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ · may be bitten
    He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
  9. Ecclesiastes 10:11יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ · bites
    If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
  10. 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.
  11. Amos 5:19וּנְשָׁכ֖וֹ · only to be bitten
    It 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.
  12. Amos 9:3וּנְשָׁכָֽם׃ · to bite them
    Though 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.
  13. Micah 3:5הַנֹּשְׁכִ֤ים · while they chew
    This 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:
  14. Habakkuk 2:7נֹשְׁכֶ֔יךָ · your creditors
    Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.