hebrew #5065 - נָגַשׂ nagas (to press)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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), X raiser of taxes, taskmaster.

Englishman's Concordance

Brown-Driver-Briggs

QalPerfect׳נ2 Kings 23:25; ImperfectיִגּשֹׁDeuteronomy 15:2; 2masculine singular תִּגּשֹׁDeuteronomy 15:3; 2masculine plural תִּנְגּ֑שֹׁוּIsaiah 58:3; — ParticipleנֹגֵשׂIsaiah 9:3 +, etc.; —

1press, drive to work (object עַצְּבֵיכֶם your workmen), Isaiah 58:3 (Ges^Comm., De Di Du; exact [changing ׳ע, q. v.] Che, etc.); see

2exact with accusativeכֶּסֶף, 2 Kings 23:35; followed by accusative of person only Deuteronomy 15:2,13.

3 Participle (=substantive) driver, task-masterExodus 3:7; Exodus 5:6,10,13,14; Job 3:18; (ass-) driver Job 39:7; of (arbitrary) rulerIsaiah 3:12, ruler (good sense) Zechariah 10:4;=foreign oppressor, tyrantIsaiah 9:3 (with בְּ) Isaiah 14:2,4; Zechariah 9:8; exactor of tribute, Daniel 11:20; plural abstract lordship=lord, ruler, figurative of צְדָקָה (personified) Isaiah 60:17 ("" מְּקֻדָּתֵךְ שָׁלוֺם).

Niph`alPerfectנִגַּשׂ1 Samuel 13:6 2t. + Isaiah 3:5 (וְ consecutive); — hard pressed by enemy 1 Samuel 13:6, and so 1 Samuel 14:24 (but omitted by emendation, after ᵐ5, Th We Dr Kit Bu HPS); treated harshly, of suffering servant of ׳יIsaiah 53:7; reciprocal tyrannize over (׳ב) each other Isaiah 35..

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 5065. נָגַשׂ (nagas) — 23 Occurrences

Exodus 3:7
HEB:שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י נֹֽגְשָׂ֔יו כִּ֥י יָדַ֖עְתִּי
NAS: because of their taskmasters, for I am aware
KJV: by reason of their taskmasters; for I know
INT: given reason of their taskmasters for I am aware

Exodus 5:6
HEB:הַה֑וּא אֶת־ הַנֹּגְשִׂ֣ים בָּעָ֔ם וְאֶת־
NAS: commanded the taskmasters over the people
KJV: the same day the taskmasters of the people,
INT: day the same the taskmasters the people and their foremen

Exodus 5:10
HEB: וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ נֹגְשֵׂ֤י הָעָם֙ וְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יו
NAS:So the taskmasters of the people
KJV:And the taskmasters of the people
INT: went the taskmasters of the people and their foremen

Exodus 5:13
HEB: וְהַנֹּגְשִׂ֖ים אָצִ֣ים לֵאמֹ֑ר
NAS:The taskmasters pressed them, saying,
KJV:And the taskmasters hasted
INT:the taskmasters pressed saying

Exodus 5:14
HEB:שָׂ֣מוּ עֲלֵהֶ֔ם נֹגְשֵׂ֥י פַרְעֹ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר
NAS: Pharaoh's taskmasters had set
KJV: which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set
INT: had set over taskmasters Pharaoh's and were asked

Deuteronomy 15:2
HEB:בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּ לֹֽא־ יִגֹּ֤שׂ אֶת־ רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙
NAS: to his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor
KJV: shall release [it]; he shall not exact [it] of his neighbour,
INT: to his neighbor shall not exact of his neighbor and his brother

Deuteronomy 15:3
HEB:אֶת־ הַנָּכְרִ֖י תִּגֹּ֑שׂ וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִהְיֶ֥ה
NAS: From a foreigner you may exact [it], but your hand
KJV: Of a foreigner thou mayest exact [it again]: but [that] which is thine with thy brother
INT: A foreigner may exact whatever become

1 Samuel 13:6
HEB:ל֔וֹ כִּ֥י נִגַּ֖שׂ הָעָ֑ם וַיִּֽתְחַבְּא֣וּ
NAS: (for the people were hard-pressed), then the people
KJV: (for the people were distressed,) then the people
INT: A strait for were distressed the people hid

1 Samuel 14:24
HEB:וְאִֽישׁ־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל נִגַּ֖שׂ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא
NAS: of Israel were hard-pressed on that day,
KJV: of Israel were distressed that day:
INT: now the men of Israel were hard-pressed day he

2 Kings 23:35
HEB:אִ֣ישׁ כְּעֶרְכּ֗וֹ נָגַ֞שׂ אֶת־ הַכֶּ֤סֶף
NAS: of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver
KJV: of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver
INT: each to his valuation exacted the silver and gold

Job 3:18
HEB:שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ ק֣וֹל נֹגֵֽשׂ׃
NAS: the voice of the taskmaster.
KJV: not the voice of the oppressor.
INT: hear the voice of the taskmaster

Job 39:7
HEB:קִרְיָ֑ה תְּשֻׁא֥וֹת נ֝וֹגֵ֗שׂ לֹ֣א יִשְׁמָֽע׃
NAS: The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.
KJV: he the crying of the driver.
INT: of the city the shoutings of the driver does not hear

Isaiah 3:5
HEB: וְנִגַּ֣שׂ הָעָ֔ם אִ֥ישׁ
NAS: And the people will be oppressed, Each
KJV: And the people shall be oppressed, every one
INT:will be oppressed and the people Each

Isaiah 3:12
HEB: עַמִּי֙ נֹגְשָׂ֣יו מְעוֹלֵ֔ל וְנָשִׁ֖ים
NAS: O My people! Their oppressors are children,
KJV: children [are] their oppressors, and women
INT: my people their oppressors babe and women

Isaiah 9:4
HEB:שִׁכְמ֔וֹ שֵׁ֖בֶט הַנֹּגֵ֣שׂ בּ֑וֹ הַחִתֹּ֖תָ
NAS: The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle
KJV: the rod of his oppressor, as in the day
INT: their shoulders the rod of their oppressor shall break the battle

Isaiah 14:2
HEB:לְשֹֽׁבֵיהֶ֔ם וְרָד֖וּ בְּנֹגְשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ ס
NAS: and will rule over their oppressors.
KJV: they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.
INT: captive and will rule their oppressors

Isaiah 14:4
HEB:אֵ֚יךְ שָׁבַ֣ת נֹגֵ֔שׂ שָׁבְתָ֖ה מַדְהֵבָֽה׃
NAS: How the oppressor has ceased,
KJV: and say, How hath the oppressor ceased!
INT: How has ceased the oppressor has ceased city

Isaiah 53:7
HEB: נִגַּ֨שׂ וְה֣וּא נַעֲנֶה֮
NAS:He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
KJV:He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
INT:was oppressed and He was afflicted

Isaiah 58:3
HEB:וְכָל־ עַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם תִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃
NAS: [your] desire, And drive hard all
KJV: pleasure, and exact all your labours.
INT: all your workers and drive

Isaiah 60:17
HEB:פְקֻדָּתֵךְ֙ שָׁל֔וֹם וְנֹגְשַׂ֖יִךְ צְדָקָֽה׃
NAS: And righteousness your overseers.
KJV: peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
INT: your administrators peace your overseers and righteousness

Daniel 11:20
HEB:כַּנּ֛וֹ מַעֲבִ֥יר נוֹגֵ֖שׂ הֶ֣דֶר מַלְכ֑וּת
NAS: who will send an oppressor through
KJV: a raiser of taxes [in] the glory
INT: his place will send an oppressor the Jewel of kingdom

Zechariah 9:8
HEB:עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם ע֖וֹד נֹגֵ֑שׂ כִּ֥י עַתָּ֖ה
NAS: And no oppressor will pass
KJV: and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through
INT: over anymore oppressor For now

Zechariah 10:4
HEB:יֵצֵ֥א כָל־ נוֹגֵ֖שׂ יַחְדָּֽו׃
NAS: From them every ruler, [all] of them together.
KJV: bow, out of him every oppressor together.
INT: will come every ruler together