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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - נָגַשׂ

נָגַשׂ

H5065

Transliteration: nâgas

Pronunciation: naw-gas'

Definition: distress


Original: נגשׂ

Transliteration: nâgaś

Phonetic: naw-gas'

BDB Definition:

  1. to press, drive, oppress, exact, exert demanding pressure
    1. (Qal)
      1. to press, drive
      2. to exact
      3. driver, taskmaster, ruler, oppressor, tyrant, lord, exactor of tribute (participle)
    2. (Niphal) to be hard pressed

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 1296

Part(s) of speech: Verb


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