נָשַׁק
nâshaq · H5401 · Hebrew · 35 occurrences
Meanings
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to kiss
Action with which a person touches her or his lips to another person (usually on the lips or cheek or hand) or to an object, to show love or respect or devotion; also used when greeting and saying goodbye
ExamplesGenesis 27:26 Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come close and kiss me, my son.”
Genesis 27:27 So he came close and kissed him; and when he smelled the smell of his garments, he blessed him and said, “See, the smell of my son Is like the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed;
Genesis 29:11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and raised his voice and wept.
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to brush against, to touch
State in which an object is located near enough to another object that they touch or rub together
ExamplesEzekiel 3:13 And I heard the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another and the sound of the wheels beside them, even a great rumbling sound.
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to obey a comand, to be directed
Exact meaning uncertain; possibly action by which a person shows submission or accepts another's authority
ExamplesGenesis 41:40 “You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people shall be obedient to you; only regarding the throne will I be greater than you.”
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to arm oneself, to be armed
Exact meaning uncertain; possibly: state in which a person is equipped with a weapon, especially a bow and arrows
Examples1 Chronicles 12:2 They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left to sling stones and shoot arrows with the bow; they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin.
2 Chronicles 17:17 and of Benjamin, Eliada, a valiant warrior, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;
Psalm 78:9 The sons of Ephraim were archers equipped with bows, Yet they turned back on the day of battle.
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
32 occurrences in 16 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 15
- Other words · 15 groups that occur once or twice (18) 18
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
8 occurrences in 7 groups
- וֹhim 2
- בַּרson 1
- עֵגֶלmale calf 1
- רֵעַneighbor, friend 1
- שָׂפָהlip 1
- נִיme 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
20 occurrences in 12 groups
- לto/for+ וֹhim 9
- Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לֹאnot 1
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- קֶשֶׁתbow 2
- מָגֵןshield 1
- רָמָהto deceive, to throw 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
2 occurrences in 3 groups
- יָמַןto go to the right 1
- מֵאָהhundred 1
- שָׂמַאלto go to the left 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- בֵּןson 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- וֹhim 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- καταφιλέω kataphiléō · G2705 · to kiss
- Greek καταφιλέω specifically intensifies the kissing action ('kiss earnestly/repeatedly'), whereas Hebrew נָשַׁק covers the unmarked act of kissing without built-in intensity; the Greek term renders the Hebrew when contextual emphasis on affection or reverence is salient.
Semantic domains 4 entries
- Kiss002003001011
- The word describes kissing, as Isaac asks Jacob to come close and kiss him (Genesis 27:26-27) and Jacob kisses Rachel (Genesis 29:11), tying the word to this affectionate gesture.
- Attach002003001001
- The word's kissing sense ties it to a close physical touching or joining of persons, a broader contact sense than the affectionate gesture alone.
- Control002003002007
- The word is also used in the sense of being equipped or armed, as one who touches (i.e. handles) weapons, a specialized martial sense broader than the kiss citations sampled here.
- Dress002003001007
- The word's armed sense ties it to bearing weaponry as equipment, a specific outfitting sense broader than the kiss citations sampled here.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5401. nashaq I. נָשַׁק verb kiss (Late Hebrew id., Assyrian našâku, נְשַׁק נְשֵׁיק, ᵑ7,…
I. נָשַׁק verb kiss (Late Hebrew id., Assyrian našâku, נְשַׁק נְשֵׁיק, ᵑ7, Syriac , kiss (originally smell [] according to LagNov.Psalt.Spec.24f.): Arabic is fasten together, arrange in order, Ethiopic participle ordine dispositus, apte sertus Di641, pos. akin to II. נשׁק); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳נ 1Ki 19:18; 2Sa 15:5; 2Sa 15:3feminine singular נָָֽשְׁקָה Pro 7:13; Pro 7:3plural נָשָׁ֑קוּ Psa 85:11; Imperfect יִּשַּׁק Gen 41:40, וַיִּשַּׁק Gen 27:27 +; suffix יִשָּׁקֵ֫נִי Son 1:2; Son 1:1singular cohortative אֶשֳּׁקָהֿ 1Ki 19:20; 1Ki 19:3masculine plural יִשָּׁק֑וּן Hos 13:2, etc.; Imperative וּשֲׁקָה Gen 27:26; Infinitive construct נְשָׁקֿ 2Sa 20:9; — kiss, usually with לְ person: Gen 27:26, Gen 27:29; Gen 50:1; Exo 4:27 (all J), Gen 48:10; Exo 18:7 (both E), 2Sa 15:5; 2Sa 14:33; 2Sa 19:40; 2Sa 20:9; 1Ki 19:20; Pro 7:13; Rth 1:9, Rth 1:4; so of idol-worship 1Ki 19:18 (compare WeSkizzen iii. 105; Heid. 109), compare לְפִי יָדִי וַתִּשַּׁק Job 31:27 and my hand hath kissed my mouth; rarely with accusative of person 1Sa 20:41 (אֶתרֵֿעֵהוּ אִישׁ), suffix person 1Sa 10:1; Canticles (+ מִגְּשִׁיקוֺת), Son 8:1; also Gen 33:4 וַֹיִֹּשָֹּׁקֵֹהֹוֹּ (J; Holz E; word suspicious, Di rejects); יִשּׁ ׳עֲגָלִים Hos 13:2 claves do they kiss; יִשָּׁ֑ק שְׁפָתַיִם Pro 24:26 lips he kisses; absolute Psa 85:11 (figurative, reciprocal) . — יִשַּׁק עַלמִּֿיךָ Gen 41:40 is dubious, Di. 'to thy mouth all my people shall yield' (fit, adapt themselves, compare Arabic √), so Kau BuhlLex, but this meaning uncertain, and text perhaps corrupt, see Di Holz).
Pi`el Imperfect3masculine singular וַיְנַשֵּׁק Gen 32:1; Gen 45:15, וַיְנַשֶּׁקֿ Gen 29:13; Imperative masculine plural נַשְּׁקוּֿ Psa 2:12; Infinitive construct נַשֵּׁק Gen 31:28; — kiss =
Qal: with לְ person Gen 29:13(J), Gen 31:28; Gen 32:1; Gen 45:15 (all E); נַשְּׁקובַֿר Psa 2:12 is dubious, compare I. בַּר a above
Hiph`il Participle מַשִּׁיקוֺתּ Eze 3:13 of wings of cherubim, gently touching each other (with אֶלֿ).
II. [נָשַׁק] verb exact meaning uncertain; probably either handle, or be equipped with (compare perhaps Arabic etc., below I. נשׁק); — only
Qal Participle plural construct נשְׁקֵי: — ׳נ קֶשֶׁת 1Ch 12:2 equipped with the bow, so 2Ch 17:17 (+ מָגֵן); ׳נ קֶשֶׁת רוֺמֵי Psa 78:9 is difficult, ׳ר appositive of ׳נ according to Hup-Now Bae and others (Ges§ 130e); strike out רוֺמֵי as explanatory gloss Hup Hi Che Kau; strike out ver. as gloss Hup Kau Bae.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 4 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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