{"def":{"short":"to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize","long":["to press, drive, oppress, exact, exert demanding pressure",["(Qal)",["to press, drive","to exact","driver, taskmaster, ruler, oppressor, tyrant, lord, exactor of tribute (participle)"],"(Niphal) to be hard pressed"]]},"deriv":"a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"n̪ɔːˈɡɑɬ","ipa_mod":"nɑːˈɡɑs","sbl":"nāgaś","dic":"naw-ɡAHS","dic_mod":"na-ɡAHS"}}