נֶשֶׁךְ neshekh

Hebrew word for “interest” · Strong’s H5392 · used 12 times in 10 verses

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Meaning

interest, usury

How it is translated

Glosses given for neshekh in context, with how often each is used:

• interest 12

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Ezekiel 18 (3), Leviticus 25 (2), Exodus 22 (1), Deuteronomy 23 (1), Psalms 15 (1), Proverbs 28 (1), Ezekiel 22 (1)

Forms

• נשׁך 7
• בנשׁך 5

Words used with it

Words that share verses with neshekh more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• תַּרְבִּית tarbit “increment” 6
• לָקַח laqach “to take” 6
• כֶּסֶף keseph “silver” 4
• שֹׁחַד shachad “bribe” 2
• חָיָה chayah “to live” 3
• אֹכֶל okhel “food” 2
• עָנִי ani “afflicted” 2
• דָּם dam “blood” 2
• מִשְׁפָּט mishpat “justice” 2
• אָח ach “brother” 2
• אֵלֶּה elleh “these” 2
• מוּת mut “to die” 2

Key verses

The verses using neshekh that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 22:25 — If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
• Leviticus 25:36 — Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
• Leviticus 25:37 — Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
• Deuteronomy 23:19 — Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:
• Psalms 15:5 — He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
• Proverbs 28:8 — He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
• Ezekiel 18:8 — He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man…
• Ezekiel 18:13 — Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his…
• Ezekiel 18:17 — That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die…
• Ezekiel 22:12 — In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.