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nešex נֶ֫שֶׁךְ ‘interest’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from nāšax נָשַׁךְ ‘to bite / to pay interest’
Roots: נשׁך

nešex n, m
1) interest, usury

Mentioned in Exodus 22:24 Codex Leviticus 25:36, 25:37 Deuteronomy 23:20 Ezekiel 18:17, 22:12, 18:8, 18:13 Psalms 15:5 Proverbs 28:8

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