נָשַׁקnâshaq
נָשַׁק: kiss
Pronunciation: naw-shak' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5401
Meanings
Qal: kiss (1 Kings 19:18; 2 Samuel 15:5; Proverbs 7:13)
Pi`el: kiss, = Qal (Genesis 32:1; Genesis 45:15; Genesis 29:13)
Hiph`il: gently touching (Ezekiel 3:13)
נָשַׁק: exact meaning uncertain; probably either handle, or be equipped with
Qal: equipped with the bow (1 Chronicles 12:2; 2 Chronicles 17:17; Psalms 78:9)
Same root
- נָשַׂקnâsaq · H5400to catch fire
- חָזַקchâzaq · H2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
- חָשַׁקchâshaq · H2836to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in; elliptically; to deliver
- נְשִׁיקָהnᵉshîyqâh · H5390a kiss
- נֶשֶׁקnesheq · H5402military equipment, i.e. (collectively) arms (offensive or defensive), or (concretely) an arsenal
Where it appears
Appears 35 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 27:26 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come a little closer and kiss me, my son.”
- Genesis 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!
- Genesis 29:11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and he wept aloud.
- Genesis 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,
- Genesis 31:28 Why didn’t you let me kiss my daughters and grandchildren and tell them good-bye? You have acted very foolishly!
- Genesis 31:55 Laban got up early the next morning, and he kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then he left and returned home.
See every passage
- Genesis 27:26, 27:27, 29:11, 29:13, 31:28, 31:55, 33:4, 41:40, 45:15, 48:10, 50:1
- Exodus 4:27, 18:7
- Ruth 1:9, 1:14
- 1 Samuel 10:1, 20:41
- 2 Samuel 14:33, 15:5, 19:39, 20:9
- 1 Kings 19:18, 19:20
- 1 Chronicles 12:2
- 2 Chronicles 17:17
- Job 31:27
- Psalms 2:12, 78:9, 85:10
- Proverbs 7:13, 24:26
- Song of Solomon 1:2, 8:1
- Ezekiel 3:13
- Hosea 13:2
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).