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נָגַשׂ H5065
H5065 is the Hebrew word נָגַשׂ, transliterated nâgas and said naw-gas'. The King James Version most often renders it taskmasters.
What it means
to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: distress, driver, exact(-or), oppress(-or), [idiom] raiser of taxes, taskmaster.
Verses using נָגַשׂ
All 20 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 3:7 · KJV
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
Exodus 5:6 · KJV
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
Exodus 5:10 · KJV
And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.
Exodus 5:13 · KJV
And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.
Exodus 5:14 · KJV
And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
Deuteronomy 15:2 · KJV
And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD’s release.
Deuteronomy 15:3 · KJV
Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
1 Samuel 13:6 · KJV
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
1 Samuel 14:24 · KJV
And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.
2 Kings 23:35 · KJV
And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh.
Isaiah 3:5 · KJV
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
Isaiah 3:12 · KJV
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
Isaiah 9:4 · KJV
For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
Isaiah 14:4 · KJV
That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
Isaiah 53:7 · KJV
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
Isaiah 58:3 · KJV
Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
Isaiah 60:17 · KJV
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
Daniel 11:20 · KJV
Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
Zechariah 9:8 · KJV
And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.
Zechariah 10:4 · KJV
Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5065 mean?
H5065 is the Hebrew word נָגַשׂ (nâgas), meaning to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize.
How is H5065 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it taskmasters (5 times), exact (2 times), distressed (2 times), oppressed (2 times), mayest exact (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5065 appear in the Bible?
נָגַשׂ (nâgas) is tagged in 20 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5065 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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