Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H5392: נֶשֶׁךְ

neshek · pronounced neh'-shek · “interest”

Definition

interest on a debt

KJV translates it as: usury.

Word origin: from H5391 (נָשַׁךְ);

Extended definition

interest, usury

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H5392 is translated

  • interest ×9
  • interest of ×3

Bible verses with H5392 (neshek)

Neshek appears in 10 verses.

  • 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    He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,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 blood shall be upon him.

  • 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 for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

  • 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 forgotten me, saith the Lord God.