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Hebrew verb · H5401

נָשַׁק

nashaqnaw-shak'

to kiss; to handle

35 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: nâshaq

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5401is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 14 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 30
    spellings
  • 2
    meanings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H5401

to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons

The King James renders it: armed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

nashaq is rendered "to kiss; to handle". It stands 35 times in the Hebrew text, across fourteen books.

  • Eleven of the uses stand in Genesis, more than in any other book.
  • The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to kiss".
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 27:26Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”
  • The Greek text spells it thirty different ways.

The first use

Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”

Genesis 27:26וּשְׁקָה־

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Eleven of the word's thirty-five uses are in Genesis.

The other 25 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

The word carries two meanings: to kiss, and to handle.

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
to kissStrong's entry ATagged aslisted under the tableWhereGenesis 27:26Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”
to handleStrong's entry BTagged aslisted under the tableWherein the ledger below

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • and he kissed12
  • equipped of3
  • and he kissed him2
  • and she kissed2
  • to kiss2
  • and it kissed1
  • and kiss1
  • and she kisses1
  • and they kissed1
  • he kisses1
  • I want to kiss1
  • I will kiss you1

and 7 more, 35 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

נָשַׂגnasagto overtakeUses50
נָשַׁךְnashakto biteUses16
נָשַׁלnashalto slipUses7
נָשַׁבnashabto blowUses3
נָשַׂקnasaqto kindleUses3
נָשַׁתnashathbe dryUses3
נָשַׁףnashaphto blowUses2
נָשַׁםnashamto pantUses1

The words it stands beside

All 35, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

30 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • וַיִּשַּׁק־4
  • וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק3
  • אֶשְּׁקָה־1
  • אֶשָׁ֣קְךָ֔1
  • וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ק1
  • וַיְנַשֵּׁ֧ק1
  • וַיְנַשֶּׁק־1
  • וַיִּשַּׁ֨ק1
  • וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄ1
  • וַיִּשָּׁקֵ֑הוּ1
  • וַֽיִּשְּׁק֣וּ׀1
  • וְנָ֥שַׁק1

and 18 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • Hc/Vqw3ms8Hc/Vqw3ms
  • Hc/Vpw3ms3Hc/Vpw3ms
  • Hc/Vqw3fs3Hc/Vqw3fs
  • verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)3HVqrmpc
  • Hc/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms2Hc/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms
  • verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular2HVqi3ms
  • Hc/Vqq3fs1Hc/Vqq3fs
  • Hc/Vqq3ms1Hc/Vqq3ms
  • conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + paragogic he1HC/Vqv2ms/Sh
  • Hc/Vqw3mp1Hc/Vqw3mp
  • preposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)1HR/Vpcc
  • preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)1HR/Vqcc

Genesis

eleven uses
  • Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”

    Genesis 27:26

    • וּשְׁקָה־ushekah-conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + paragogic hetagged: and kiss
  • So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.

    Genesis 27:27

    • וַיִּשַּׁק־vaiyishak-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he kissed
  • Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.

    Genesis 29:11

    • וַיִּשַּׁ֥קvaiyishakHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he kissed
  • When Laban heard the news about his sister’s son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened.

    Genesis 29:13

    • וַיְנַשֶּׁק־vaynashek-Hc/Vpw3mstagged: and he kissed
  • But you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. Now you have done a foolish thing.

    Genesis 31:28

    • לְנַשֵּׁ֥קlenashekpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to kiss
  • Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.

    Genesis 31:55

    • וַיְנַשֵּׁ֧קvaynashekHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he kissed
  • Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

    Genesis 33:4

    • וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄvaiyishakehuHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3mstagged: and he kissed him
  • You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”

    Genesis 41:40

    • יִשַּׁ֣קyishakverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will kiss
  • Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.

    Genesis 45:15

    • וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥קvaynashekHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he kissed
  • Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.

    Genesis 48:10

    • וַיִּשַּׁ֥קvaiyishakHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he kissed
  • Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.

    Genesis 50:1

    • וַיִּשַּׁק־vaiyishak-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he kissed

Exodus

two uses
  • Meanwhile, the LORD had said to Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met Moses at the mountain of God and kissed him.

    Exodus 4:27

    • וַיִּשַּׁק־vaiyishak-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he kissed
  • So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.

    Exodus 18:7

    • וַיִּשַּׁק־vaiyishak-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he kissed

Ruth

two uses
  • May the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband.” And she kissed them as they wept aloud

    Ruth 1:9

    • וַתִּשַּׁ֣קvatishakHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she kissed
  • Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.

    Ruth 1:14

    • וַתִּשַּׁ֤קvatishakHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she kissed

1 Samuel

two uses
  • Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

    1 Samuel 10:1

    • וַיִּשָּׁקֵ֑הוּvaiyishakehuHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3mstagged: and he kissed him
  • When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.

    1 Samuel 20:41

    • וַֽיִּשְּׁק֣וּ׀vaiyishekuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they kissed

2 Samuel

four uses
  • So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.

    2 Samuel 14:33

    • וַיִּשַּׁ֥קvaiyishakHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he kissed
  • Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.

    2 Samuel 15:5

    • וְנָ֥שַׁקvenashakHc/Vqq3mstagged: and he kissed
  • So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned home.

    2 Samuel 19:39

    • וַיִּשַּׁ֨קvaiyishakHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he kissed
  • “Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.

    2 Samuel 20:9

    • לִנְשָׁק־linshok-preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to kiss

1 Kings

two uses
  • Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”

    1 Kings 19:18

    • נָשַׁ֖קnashakverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it has kissed
  • So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”

    1 Kings 19:20

    • אֶשְּׁקָה־ʾeshekah-verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: I want to kiss

1 Chronicles

one use
  • they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):

    1 Chronicles 12:2

    • נֹ֣שְׁקֵיnoshekeiverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: equipped of

2 Chronicles

one use
  • From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him 200,000 armed with bows and shields;

    2 Chronicles 17:17

    • נֹֽשְׁקֵי־noshekei-verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: equipped of

Job

one use
  • so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,

    Job 31:27

    • וַתִּשַּׁ֖קvatishakHc/Vqw3fstagged: and it kissed

Psalms

three uses
  • Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

    Psalms 2:12

    • נַשְּׁקוּ־nasheku-verb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: kiss
  • The archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle.

    Psalms 78:9

    • נוֹשְׁקֵ֥יnoshekeiverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: equipped of
  • Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.

    Psalms 85:10

    • נָשָֽׁקוּ׃nashakuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they kiss

Proverbs

two uses
  • She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:

    Proverbs 7:13

    • וְנָ֣שְׁקָה־venashekah-Hc/Vqq3fstagged: and she kisses
  • An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.

    Proverbs 24:26

    • יִשָּׁ֑קyishakverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he kisses

Song of Solomon

two uses
  • Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.

    Song of Solomon 1:2

    • יִשָּׁקֵ֙נִי֙yishakeniverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: let him kiss me
  • O that you were to me like a brother who nursed at my mother’s breasts! If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.

    Song of Solomon 8:1

    • אֶשָׁ֣קְךָ֔ʾeshakechaverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singular + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: I will kiss you

Ezekiel

one use
  • It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against one another and the sound of the wheels beside them, a great rumbling sound.

    Ezekiel 3:13

    • מַשִּׁיקוֹת֙mashikotverb · causative (hiphil), participle · feminine pluraltagged: touching closely

Hosea

one use
  • Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!”

    Hosea 13:2

    • יִשָּׁקֽוּן׃yishakunverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nuntagged: they will kiss

The letters

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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