נָשַׁק
na.shaq (H5401A)
to kiss
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The Hebrew word "na.shaq" (H5401A) is defined as "to kiss." It appears 32 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in ancient Hebrew culture. The act of kissing was not limited to romantic gestures, but also conveyed respect, affection, and even reconciliation. The verb "na.shaq" is used in various contexts, including greetings (Genesis 29:11), expressions of love and affection (Ruth 1:14), and even as a sign of submission or respect (1 Kings 19:18). This range of usage suggests that kissing was an integral part of social interactions, serving as a means of communication and connection. The frequency and versatility of "na.shaq" in the Bible underscore its importance in ancient Hebrew culture. It highlights the significance of physical touch and affection in building relationships and conveying emotions, which remains a universal aspect of human experience.
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His father Isaac said to him, “Come near now, and kiss me, my son.”
He came near, and kissed him. He smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him, and said, “Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Yahweh has blessed.
When Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.
and didn’t allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now have you done foolishly.
Early in the morning, Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them. Laban departed and returned to his place.
Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.
You shall be over my house. All my people will be ruled according to your word. Only in the throne I will be greater than you.”
He kissed all his brothers, and wept on them. After that his brothers talked with him.
Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he couldn’t see well. Joseph brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
Joseph fell on his father’s face, wept on him, and kissed him.
Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him.
Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed and kissed him. They asked each other of their welfare, and they came into the tent.
May Yahweh grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices, and wept.
They lifted up their voices and wept again; then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth stayed with her.
Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, “Hasn’t Yahweh anointed you to be prince over his inheritance?
As soon as the boy was gone, David arose out of the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times. They kissed one another, and wept one with another, and David wept the most.
So Joab came to the king, and told him; and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king; and the king kissed Absalom.
It was so, that when any man came near to bow down to him, he stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.
All the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over. Then the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned to his own place.
Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
Yet I reserved seven thousand in Israel, all the knees of which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which has not kissed him.”
Elisha left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, “Let me please kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” He said to him, “Go back again; for what have I done to you?”
and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish on the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.
Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him:
An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.
Oh that you were like my brother, who nursed from the breasts of my mother! If I found you outside, I would kiss you; yes, and no one would despise me.
I heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even the noise of a great rushing.
Now they sin more and more, and have made themselves molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen. They say of them, ‘They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves.’