Word Study · Strong's H5065 · Hebrew
נָגַשׂ
nagas
naw-gas'
Strong's 1890 spelling: nâgas
“to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize
Rendered in the KJV as
distress, driver, exact(-or), oppress(-or), [idiom] raiser of taxes, taskmaster.
- 23occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 21inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 23 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 21
- נִגַּ֖שׂ2
- נוֹגֵ֖שׂ2
- בְּנֹגְשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ ס1
- הַנֹּגֵ֣שׂ1
- הַנֹּגְשִׂ֣ים1
- וְהַנֹּגְשִׂ֖ים1
- וְנִגַּ֣שׂ1
- וְנֹגְשַׂ֖יִךְ1
- יִגֹּ֤שׂ1
- נִגַּ֨שׂ1
- נָגַ֞שׂ1
- נֹגֵ֔שׂ1
and 9 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 21
- [the] taskmasters of2
- an oppressor2
- [the] oppressor1
- a driver1
- a taskmaster1
- and it will oppress1
- and taskmasters your1
- and the taskmasters1
- he exacted1
- he was hard pressed1
- he was oppressed1
- he will press1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 14
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular6
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular3
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural1
- Hc/VNq3ms1
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural1
- the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine plural1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVqrmsa · 6
- HVNp3ms · 3
- HVqrmpc · 2
- HVqrmpc/Sp3ms · 2
- HC/Td/Vqrmpa · 1
- Hc/VNq3ms · 1
- HC/Vqrmpc/Sp2fs · 1
- HR/Vqrmpc/Sp3mp · 1
- HTd/Vqrmpa · 1
- HTd/Vqrmsa · 1
- HVqi2mp · 1
- HVqi2ms · 1
All 23, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Isaiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus5 occurrences
- Exodus 3:7נֹֽגְשָׂ֔יוnogesavverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.here: taskmasters its
- Exodus 5:6הַנֹּגְשִׂ֣יםhanogesimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralThat same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen:here: the taskmasters
- Exodus 5:10נֹגְשֵׂ֤יnogeseiverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So the taskmasters and foremen of the people went out and said to them, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I am no longer giving you straw.here: [the] taskmasters of
- Exodus 5:13וְהַנֹּגְשִׂ֖יםvehanogesimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralThe taskmasters kept pressing them, saying, “Fulfill your quota each day, just as you did when straw was provided.”here: and the taskmasters
- Exodus 5:14נֹגְשֵׂ֥יnogeseiverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”here: [the] taskmasters of
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 15:2יִגֹּ֤שׂyigosverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularThis is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed.here: he will press
- Deuteronomy 15:3תִּגֹּ֑שׂtigosverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularYou may collect something from a foreigner, but you must forgive whatever your brother owes you.here: you will press
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 13:6נִגַּ֖שׂnigasverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularSeeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.here: it was hard pressed
- 1 Samuel 14:24נִגַּ֖שׂnigasverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNow the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.here: he was hard pressed
Job2 occurrences
- Job 3:18נֹגֵֽשׂ׃nogesverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThe captives enjoy their ease; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.here: a taskmaster
- Job 39:7נ֝וֹגֵ֗שׂnogesverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularHe scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.here: a driver
Isaiah8 occurrences
- Isaiah 3:5וְנִגַּ֣שׂvenigasHc/VNq3msThe people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.here: and it will oppress
- Isaiah 3:12נֹגְשָׂ֣יוnogesavverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularYouths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.here: oppressors its
- Isaiah 9:4הַנֹּגֵ֣שׂhanogesthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularFor as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.here: the [one who] oppresses
- Isaiah 14:2בְּנֹגְשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ סbenogeseihempreposition + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThe nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.here: over oppressors their
- Isaiah 14:4נֹגֵ֔שׂnogesverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularyou will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!here: [the] oppressor
- Isaiah 53:7נִגַּ֨שׂnigasverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularHe was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.here: he was oppressed
- Isaiah 58:3תִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃tingosuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine plural“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.here: you drive hard
- Isaiah 60:17וְנֹגְשַׂ֖יִךְvenogesayikhconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularInstead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.here: and taskmasters your
Zechariah2 occurrences
- Zechariah 9:8נֹגֵ֑שׂnogesverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularBut I will camp around My house because of an army,because of those who march to and fro,and never again will an oppressor overrun My people,for now I keep watch with My own eyes.here: an oppressor
- Zechariah 10:4נוֹגֵ֖שׂnogesverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThe cornerstone will come from Judah,the tent peg from him,as well as the battle bowand every ruler together.here: ruler