Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to bite
Usage: 1) to bite 1a) (Qal) to bite 1b) (Piel) to bite
Strong's Number
H5391
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
14
Books
9
Strong's H5391 Quick Answer
Strong's H5391 נָשַׁך (nashak) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nashak (naw-shak') v. 1. to strike with a sting (as a serpent) 2. (figuratively) to oppress with interest on a loan It has 14 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include serpent, serpents, lend, bite, and biteth. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- nashak (naw-shak') v. 1. to strike with a sting (as a serpent) 2. (figuratively) to oppress with interest on a loan
- Usage
- 14 linked usages
- Books
- 9 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- serpent, serpents, lend, bite, and biteth
Meaning and Definition
nashak (naw-shak') v. 1. to strike with a sting (as a serpent) 2. (figuratively) to oppress with interest on a loan [a primitive root] KJV: bite, lend upon usury.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5391. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5391 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nashak, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
serpent
Numbers 21:8
6×
bite
Micah 3:5
2×
lend
Deuteronomy 23:19
2×
serpents
Numbers 21:6
2×
biteth
Genesis 49:17
stingeth
Proverbs 23:32
How Strong's H5391 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5391 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5391 in the Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
Usage Excerpts
First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5391.
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:
Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5391, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5391 FAQ
What does nashak (נָשַׁךְ) mean?
Nashak (Strong's H5391) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "bite". nashak (naw-shak') v. 1. to strike with a sting (as a serpent) 2. (figuratively) to oppress with interest on a loan
How many times is nashak (נָשַׁךְ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H5391 across 9 books.
Where can I study nashak (נָשַׁךְ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5391 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate nashak (נָשַׁךְ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as serpent, serpents, lend, bite, biteth, and stingeth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.