Strongs Number: H5065
- Hebrew Word
- נָגַשׂ
- Transliteration
- nâgas
- Phonetic
- naw-gas'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to drive (an {animal} a {workman} a {debtor} an army); by implication to {tax} {harass } tyrannize
- BDB Definition
-
1. to press, drive, oppress, exact, exert demanding pressure
a. (Qal)
1. to press, drive
2. to exact
3. driver, taskmaster, ruler, oppressor, tyrant, lord, exactor of tribute (participle)
b. (Niphal) to be hard pressed
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- {distress} {driver} exact ({-or}) oppress ({-or}) X-(idiom) raiser of {taxes} taskmaster.