Hebrew Study
Strong’s Concordance H5391
A readable Hebrew dictionary entry from Strong’s Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Transliteration
- nashak
- Pronunciation
- naw-shak'
- Occurrences
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- Strong’s number
- H5391
- Brief meaning
- To strike with a sting (as a serpent), figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
- Source renderings
- bite, lend upon usury
- Root word
- a primitive root
- Full definition from the source
- To strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan. Root word: a primitive root.
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary (1890); Bible Foundation text source; Michael Grier's 1996 ASCII e-text; CrossWire module 1.2.
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05391\ 5391 nashak naw-shak' a primitive root; to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan:--bite, lend upon usury.