נֶשֶׁךְneshek
interest, usury, (literally something bitten off) (Exodus 22:24; Deuteronomy 23:20; Leviticus 25:36; Ezekiel 18:17; Ezekiel 22:12)
Pronunciation: neh'-shek · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5392
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 22:25 “If you lend money to any of my people who are in need, do not charge interest as a money lender would.
- Leviticus 25:36 Do not charge interest or make a profit at his expense. Instead, show your fear of God by letting him live with you as your relative.
- Leviticus 25:37 Remember, do not charge interest on money you lend him or make a profit on food you sell him.
- Deuteronomy 23:19 “Do not charge interest on the loans you make to a fellow Israelite, whether you loan money, or food, or anything else.
- Psalms 15:5 Those who lend money without charging interest, and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent. Such people will stand firm forever.
- Proverbs 28:8 Income from charging high interest rates will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).