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nāšax נָשַׁךְAto bite, Bto pay interest’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root
Variants: נָשַׁךְ, נָשַׁךְ

nāšax v
A1) to bite
 1a) (Qal) to bite
 1b) (Piel) to bite
B1) to pay, give interest, lend for interest or usury
 1a) (Qal) to give interest
 1b) (Hiphil) to make to give interest

Mentioned in Genesis 49:17 Numbers 21:9, 21:8, 21:6 Deuteronomy 23:20, 23:21 Jeremiah 8:17 Amos 5:19, 9:3 Micah 3:5 Habakkuk 2:7 Proverbs 23:32 Ecclesiastes 10:11, 10:8

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