נָשַׁךְ
nāšak
bite
Strong's H5391VerbHebrewTWOT 1430

נָשַׁךְ (nāšak) is a Hebrew verb meaning bite. It appears 16 times in 9 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5391).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1430)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1430)bite; strike, oppress; lend upon usury
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

נָשַׁךְ verb: bite

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

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 49:17Numbers 21:6Proverbs 23:32

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