What does נֶשֶׁךְ · τόκος mean in the Bible?
נֶשֶׁךְ · τόκος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "interest charged on a loan, often associated with exploitation".
Hebrew · H5392, G5110
נֶשֶׁךְ
Interest on a debt · interest on money loaned (as a produce)
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נֶשֶׁךְH5392interest on a debt
Pronunciationneshekh
Prohibited interest on loans to fellow Israelites, marking economic justice as covenant obligation
Open lexicon entry →τόκοςG5110interest on money loaned (as a produce)
Pronunciationtókos
Money's reproductive capacity through lending; interest treated as unnatural offspring of capital.
Open lexicon entry →What does נֶשֶׁךְ (neshek) mean in the Bible?
נֶשֶׁךְ · τόκος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "interest charged on a loan, often associated with exploitation".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5392, G5110?
H5392, G5110 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. interest charged on a loan, often associated with exploitation
Strong'sH5392, G5110
Lexical occurrences12 versesSource Gloss
interest charged on a loan, often associated with exploitation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נֶשֶׁךְ is built from this root: