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Lexicon :: Strong's H5392 - nešeḵ

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נֶשֶׁךְ
Transliteration
nešeḵ
Pronunciation
neh'-shek
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1430a

Strong’s Definitions

נֶשֶׁךְ neshek, neh'-shek; from H5391; interest on a debt:—usury.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H5392 in the following manner: usury (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H5392 in the following manner: usury (12x).
  1. interest, usury

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נֶשֶׁךְ neshek, neh'-shek; from H5391; interest on a debt:—usury.
STRONGS H5392: Abbreviations
נֶ֫שֶׁךְ noun [masculine] interest, usury (literally something bitten off); — נ׳ absolute Exodus 22:24 +; construct Deuteronomy 23:20; — with שִׂים עַלֿ Exodus 22:24 (E); with לָקַח מִן Leviticus 25:36, הֵשִׁיב מִן Ezekiel 18:17, לָקַח Ezekiel 22:12 (no preposition), בְּנֶשֶׁךְ Leviticus 25:37 at interest, so Psalm 15:5; Ezekiel 18:8, 13; בְּנ׳ Proverbs 28:8 by usury; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb Deuteronomy 23:20 (3 times in verse).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

22:24; 22:24

Leviticus

25:36; 25:37

Deuteronomy

23:20; 23:20

Psalms

15:5

Proverbs

28:8

Ezekiel

18:8; 18:13; 18:17; 22:12

H5392

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5392 matches the Hebrew נֶשֶׁךְ (nešeḵ),
which occurs 12 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:25 - “If you lend money to any of my people who are in need, do not charge interest as a money lender would.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:37 - Remember, do not charge interest on money you lend him or make a profit on food you sell him.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:19 - “Do not charge interest on the loans you make to a fellow Israelite, whether you loan money, or food, or anything else.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:8 - Income from charging high interest rates
will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:8 - He grants loans without interest, stays away from injustice, is honest and fair when judging others,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:13 - and lends money at excessive interest. Should such a sinful person live? No! He must die and must take full blame.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:17 - He helps the poor,[fn] does not lend money at interest, and obeys all my regulations and decrees. Such a person will not die because of his father’s sins; he will surely live.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:12 - There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign LORD.
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