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Strong's Number H5065

נָגַשׂ

nagas · naw-gas'

Transliteration:

nagas{naw-gas'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1296

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize

Usage in the KJV:

oppressor 7, taskmasters 5, exact 4, distressed 2, oppressed 2, driver 1, exactors 1, taxes 1

Total: 23
Occurs 23 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

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