הַ/נֹּשֵׁךְ֙
𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤊
nâshak
the one biting
To bite, particularly with the teeth or with a snake's fangs; in extended or figurative usage, to oppress or exploit financially by charging interest on a loan. The verb is used both for the literal act of biting (by animals or serpents) and for the act of taking advantage of someone through demanding repayment with interest.
Genesis 49:17 · Word #9
Lexicon H5391
| Lemma | נָשַׁךְ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤔𐤊 |
| Transliteration | nâshak |
| Strong's | H5391 |
| Definition | To bite, particularly with the teeth or with a snake's fangs; in extended or figurative usage, to oppress or exploit financially by charging interest on a loan. The verb is used both for the literal act of biting (by animals or serpents) and for the act of taking advantage of someone through demanding repayment with interest. |
Morphology HTd/Vqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the one biting |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5391-02
the biting one
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine singular, absolute state, with definite article. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine singular denotes an ongoing or characteristic action, hence "the biting one." This preserves the concrete root sense of biting while allowing for its extended sense of exploitative biting (usury). |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the biting one
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 accurately renders the participial form with the definite article, as context calls for identifying the subject by action. |