נִגַּ֖שׂ
𐤍𐤂𐤔
nigas
pressed
a primitive root; to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize; distress, driver, exact(-or), oppress(-or), [idiom] raiser of taxes, taskmaster.
1 Samuel 13:6 · Word #8
Lexicon H5065
| Lemma | נָגַשׂ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤂𐤔 |
| Transliteration | nâgas |
| Strong's | H5065 |
| In-context | pressed |
Morphology HVNp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H5065-05
he was driven hard
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Niphal stem (passive/reflexive), perfect tense, 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Niphal stem expresses a passive sense of the root נגשׂ, "to drive, press, exact." The perfect 3rd masculine singular form requires the rendering "he was driven," and "hard" preserves the forceful, oppressive nuance inherent in the root’s sense of harsh driving or compulsion. |
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Words from Root נגשׂ (driving, pressing, exacting, oppression, compulsion)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5065-01 |
benogeseyhem | among their task-drivers |
H5065-02 |
hanoges | the hard-driving taskmaster |
H5065-03 |
hanogesim | the driving oppressors |
Word Usage (23 occurrences of H5065)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 3:7 | נֹֽגְשָׂ֔י/ו | nogesayv | their taskmasters, |
| Exodus 5:6 | הַ/נֹּגְשִׂ֣ים | hanogesim | the taskmasters |
| Exodus 5:10 | נֹגְשֵׂ֤י | nogesey | the taskmasters of |