# H5391 נָשַׁךְ

נָשַׁךְ (nâshak), Strong’s H5391: to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan KJV: bite, lend upon usury.. Occurs 16 times.

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*nâshak* — to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan

KJV: bite, lend upon usury.

Occurs 16 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- נָשַׁךְ vb. bite
- Qal bite
- Pi. and they shall bite you fatally
- נָשַׁךְ vb. denom
- [נָשַׁךְ] vb. denom pay, give interest
- Qal interest of anything off which one giveth interest
- Hiph. make one give interest

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 49:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/49?v=17) — Dan will be a serpent on the trail, an adder in the path, that bites the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls…
- [Numbers 21:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/21?v=6) — The LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and they bit the people. Many people of Israel died.
- [Numbers 21:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/21?v=8) — The LORD said to Moses, “Make a venomous snake, and set it on a pole. It shall happen that everyone who is bitten, when…
- [Numbers 21:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/21?v=9) — Moses made a serpent of bronze, and set it on the pole. If a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked at the serpent…
- [Deuteronomy 23:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/deuteronomy/23?v=20) — You shall not lend on interest to your brother: interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent…
- [Deuteronomy 23:21](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/deuteronomy/23?v=21) — You may charge a foreigner interest; but you shall not charge your brother interest, that the LORD your God may bless…
- [Jeremiah 8:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/8?v=17) — “For, behold, I will send serpents, adders among you, which will not be charmed; and they will bite you,” says the LORD.
- [Amos 5:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/amos/5?v=19) — As if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a…
- [Amos 9:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/amos/9?v=3) — Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there; and though they be hidden…
- [Micah 3:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/micah/3?v=5) — The LORD says concerning the prophets who lead my people astray—for those who feed their teeth, they proclaim, “Peace!”…