נֶשֶׁךְ
neshek · neh'-shek
interest on a debt
Lexicon
Derivation: from H5391 (נָשַׁךְ);
interest on a debt
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: usury.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to consume, to destroy › the open hand that covers
The seed, life continuing that works to consume, to destroy of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נֶשֶׁךְ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
12 occurrences · 12 OT · 0 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- usury5 · 42%
- upon usury3 · 25%
- upon him usury1 · 8%
- thou no usury1 · 8%
- to usury1 · 8%
- he that by usury1 · 8%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.