Definition
a primitive root (identical with H5400, through the idea of fastening up; compare H2388, H2836); to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons
Traditional renderings: armed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.
Traditional renderings: armed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נָשַׁק:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
35 total
- Genesis 27:26וּשְׁקָה־ · and kissThen his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”
- Genesis 27:27וַיִּשַּׁק־ · and kissedSo he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.
- Genesis 29:11וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק · kissedThen Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.
- Genesis 29:13וַיְנַשֶּׁק־ · and kissedWhen Laban heard the news about his sister’s son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened.
- Genesis 31:28לְנַשֵּׁ֥ק · kissBut you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. Now you have done a foolish thing.
- Genesis 31:55וַיְנַשֵּׁ֧ק · and kissedEarly the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.
- Genesis 33:4וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄ · and kissed himEsau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
- Genesis 41:40יִשַּׁ֣ק · are to obeyYou shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”
- Genesis 45:15וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ק · Joseph kissedJoseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.
- Genesis 48:10וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק · and [his father] kissedNow Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
- Genesis 50:1וַיִּשַּׁק־ · and kissedThen Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.
- Exodus 4:27וַיִּשַּׁק־ · and kissedMeanwhile, the LORD had said to Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met Moses at the mountain of God and kissed him.
- Exodus 18:7וַיִּשַּׁק־ · and kissedSo Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.
- Ruth 1:9וַתִּשַּׁ֣ק · And she kissedMay the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband.” And she kissed them as they wept aloud
- Ruth 1:14וַתִּשַּׁ֤ק · kissedAgain they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
- 1 Samuel 10:1וַיִּשָּׁקֵ֑הוּ · kissed himThen Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
- 1 Samuel 20:41וַֽיִּשְּׁק֣וּ׀ · Then he and Jonathan kissedWhen the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.
- 2 Samuel 14:33וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק · kissedSo Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 15:5וְנָ֥שַׁק · and kissAlso, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.
- 2 Samuel 19:39וַיִּשַּׁ֨ק · kissedSo all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned home.
- 2 Samuel 20:9לִנְשָׁק־ · to kiss“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
- 1 Kings 19:18נָשַׁ֖ק · kissedNevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”
- 1 Kings 19:20אֶשְּׁקָה־ · let me kissSo Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”
- 1 Chronicles 12:2נֹ֣שְׁקֵי · they were archers…they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
- 2 Chronicles 17:17נֹֽשְׁקֵי־ · armedFrom Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him 200,000 armed with bows and shields;
- Job 31:27וַתִּשַּׁ֖ק · threw a kiss…so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
- Psalm 2:12נַשְּׁקוּ־ · KissKiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
- Psalm 78:9נוֹשְׁקֵ֥י · The archersThe archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle.
- Psalm 85:10נָשָֽׁקוּ׃ · have kissedLoving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
- Proverbs 7:13וְנָ֣שְׁקָה־ · and kissesShe seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
- Proverbs 24:26יִשָּׁ֑ק · is like a kissAn honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
- Song of Solomon 1:2יִשָּׁקֵ֙נִי֙ · Let him kiss meLet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.
- Song of Solomon 8:1אֶשָׁ֣קְךָ֔ · I would kiss youO that you were to me like a brother who nursed at my mother’s breasts! If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
- Ezekiel 3:13מַשִּׁיקוֹת֙ · brushingIt was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against one another and the sound of the wheels beside them, a great rumbling sound.
- Hosea 13:2יִשָּׁקֽוּן׃ · [and] kissNow they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!”