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Lexicon :: Strong's H5401 - nāšaq

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נָשַׁק
Transliteration
nāšaq
Pronunciation
naw-shak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [identical with נָשַׂק (H5400), through the idea of fastening up
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1435,1436

Strong’s Definitions

נָשַׁק nâshaq, naw-shak'; 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:—armed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x

The KJV translates Strong's H5401 in the following manner: kiss (29x), armed (2x), kissed him (1x), armed men (1x), ruled (1x), touched (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x
The KJV translates Strong's H5401 in the following manner: kiss (29x), armed (2x), kissed him (1x), armed men (1x), ruled (1x), touched (1x).

  1. to put together, kiss

    1. (Qal) to kiss

    2. (Piel) to kiss

    3. (Hiphil) to touch gently

  2. to handle, be equipped with

    1. (Qal) to be equipped

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָשַׁק nâshaq, naw-shak'; 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:—armed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.
STRONGS H5401: Abbreviations
† I. נָשַׁק verb kiss (Late Hebrew id., Assyrian našâku, Targum נְשֵׁיק, נְשַׁק, Syriac bdb067603, kiss (originally smell [bdb067604] according to LagNov. Psalt. Spec. 24 f.): Arabic bdb067605 is fasten together, arrange in order, Ethiopic bdb067606 participle ordine dispositus, apte sertus Di641, possibly akin to II. נשׁק); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נ׳ 1 Kings 19:18; 2 Samuel 15:5; 3rd person feminine singular נָֽשְׁקָה Proverbs 7:13; 3rd person plural נָשָׁ֑קוּ Psalm 85:11; Imperfect יִּשַּׁק Genesis 41:40, וַיִּשַּׁק Genesis 27:27 +; suffix יִשָּׁקֵ֫נִי Songs 1:2; 1st person singular cohortative אֶשֳּׁקָהֿ 1 Kings 19:20; 3rd person masculine plural יִשָּׁק֑וּן Hosea 13:2, etc.; Imperative וּשֲׁקָה Genesis 27:26; Infinitive construct נְשָׁקֿ 2 Samuel 20:9; — kiss, usually with לְ person: Genesis 27:26, 29; Genesis 50:1; Exodus 4:27 (all J), Genesis 48:10; Exodus 18:7 (both E), 2 Samuel 15:5; 2 Samuel 14:33; 2 Samuel 19:40; 2 Samuel 20:9; 1 Kings 19:20; Proverbs 7:13; Ruth 1:9, 4; so of idol-worship 1 Kings 19:18 (compare WeSkizzen iii. 105; Heid. 109), compare וַתִּשַּׁק יָדִי לְפִי Job 31:27 and my hand hath kissed my mouth; rarely with accusative of person 1 Samuel 20:41 (אִישׁ אֶתרֵֿעֵהוּ), suffix person 1 Samuel 10:1; Songs (+ מִגְּשִׁיקוֺת), Songs 8:1; also Genesis 33:4 וַֹיִֹּשָֹּׁקֵֹהֹוֹּ (J; Holz E; word suspicious, Di rejects); עֲגָלִים יִשּׁ׳ Hosea 13:2 claves do they kiss; שְׁפָתַיִם יִשָּׁ֑ק Proverbs 24:26 lips he kisses; absolute Psalm 85:11 (figurative, reciprocal). — עַלמִּֿיךָ יִשַּׁק Genesis 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. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיְנַשֵּׁק Genesis 32:1 [Genesis 31:55]; Genesis 45:15, וַיְנַשֶּׁקֿ Genesis 29:13; Imperative masculine plural נַשְּׁקוּֿ Psalm 2:12; Infinitive construct נַשֵּׁק Genesis 31:28; — kiss = Qal: with לְ person Genesis 29:13(J), Genesis 31:28; Genesis 32:1 [Genesis 31:55; Genesis 45:15 (all E); נַשְּׁקובַֿר Psalm 2:12 is dubious, compare I. בַּר
Hiph. Participle מַשִּׁיקוֺתּ Ezekiel 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 bdb067607 etc., below I. נשׁק); — only Qal Participle plural construct נשְׁקֵי : — קֶשֶׁת נ׳ 1 Chronicles 12:2 equipped with the bow, so 2 Chronicles 17:17 (+ מָגֵן); רוֺמֵי קֶשֶׁת נ׳ Psalm 78:9 is difficult, ר׳ appositive of נ׳ according to Hup-Now Bae and others (Ges§ 130 e); strike out רוֺמֵי as explanatory gloss Hup Hi Che Kau; strike out ver. as gloss Hup Kau Bae.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:26; 27:26; 27:27; 27:29; 29:13; 29:13; 31:28; 31:28; 31:55; 31:55; 33:4; 41:40; 41:40; 45:15; 45:15; 48:10; 50:1

Exodus

4:27; 18:7

Ruth

1:4; 1:9

1 Samuel

10:1; 20:41

2 Samuel

14:33; 15:5; 15:5; 19:40; 20:9; 20:9

1 Kings

19:18; 19:18; 19:20; 19:20

1 Chronicles

12:2

2 Chronicles

17:17

Job

31:27

Psalms

2:12; 2:12; 78:9; 85:11; 85:11

Proverbs

7:13; 7:13; 24:26

Song of Songs

1:2; 8:1

Ezekiel

3:13

Hosea

13:2; 13:2

H5401

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5401 matches the Hebrew נָשַׁק (nāšaq),
which occurs 35 times in 35 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:26 - Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come a little closer and kiss me, my son.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:27 - So Jacob went over and kissed him. And when Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he was finally convinced, and he blessed his son. He said, “Ah! The smell of my son is like the smell of the outdoors, which the LORD has blessed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:11 - Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and he wept aloud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:13 - As soon as Laban heard that his nephew Jacob had arrived, he ran out to meet him. He embraced and kissed him and brought him home. When Jacob had told him his story,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:28 - Why didn’t you let me kiss my daughters and grandchildren and tell them good-bye? You have acted very foolishly!

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:55

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:55 - [fn]Laban got up early the next morning, and he kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then he left and returned home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:4 - Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:40

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:40 - You will be in charge of my court, and all my people will take orders from you. Only I, sitting on my throne, will have a rank higher than yours.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:15 - Then Joseph kissed each of his brothers and wept over them, and after that they began talking freely with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:10 - Jacob was half blind because of his age and could hardly see. So Joseph brought the boys close to him, and Jacob kissed and embraced them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:1 - Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:27 - Now the LORD had said to Aaron, “Go out into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So Aaron went and met Moses at the mountain of God, and he embraced him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:7 - So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law. He bowed low and kissed him. They asked about each other’s welfare and then went into Moses’ tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:9 - May the LORD bless you with the security of another marriage.” Then she kissed them good-bye, and they all broke down and wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:14 - And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to Naomi.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:1 - Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul’s head. He kissed Saul and said, “I am doing this because the LORD has appointed you to be the ruler over Israel, his special possession.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:41 - As soon as the boy was gone, David came out from where he had been hiding near the stone pile.[fn] Then David bowed three times to Jonathan with his face to the ground. Both of them were in tears as they embraced each other and said good-bye, especially David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:33 - So Joab told the king what Absalom had said. Then at last David summoned Absalom, who came and bowed low before the king, and the king kissed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:5 - When people tried to bow before him, Absalom wouldn’t let them. Instead, he took them by the hand and kissed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:39 - So all the people crossed the Jordan with the king. After David had blessed Barzillai and kissed him, Barzillai returned to his own home.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:9 - “How are you, my cousin?” Joab said and took him by the beard with his right hand as though to kiss him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:18 - Yet I will preserve 7,000 others in Israel who have never bowed down to Baal or kissed him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:20 - Elisha left the oxen standing there, ran after Elijah, and said to him, “First let me go and kiss my father and mother good-bye, and then I will go with you!”
Elijah replied, “Go on back, but think about what I have done to you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:2 - All of them were expert archers, and they could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. They were all relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:17 - From Benjamin there were 200,000 troops equipped with bows and shields. They were under the command of Eliada, a veteran soldier.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:27 - and been secretly enticed in my heart
to throw kisses at them in worship?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:12 - Submit to God’s royal son,[fn] or he will become angry,
and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities—
for his anger flares up in an instant.
But what joy for all who take refuge in him!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:9 - The warriors of Ephraim, though armed with bows,
turned their backs and fled on the day of battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:10 - Unfailing love and truth have met together.
Righteousness and peace have kissed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:13 - She threw her arms around him and kissed him,
and with a brazen look she said,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:26 - An honest answer
is like a kiss of friendship.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:2 - Young Woman[fn]
Kiss me and kiss me again,
for your love is sweeter than wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:1 - Young Woman
Oh, I wish you were my brother,
who nursed at my mother’s breasts.
Then I could kiss you no matter who was watching,
and no one would criticize me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:13 - It was the sound of the wings of the living beings as they brushed against each other and the rumbling of their wheels beneath them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:2 - Now they continue to sin by making silver idols,
images shaped skillfully with human hands.
“Sacrifice to these,” they cry,
“and kiss the calf idols!”
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