תַשִּׁ֑יךְ
𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤊
tashikhe-2
you shall lend
a primitive root; to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan; bite, lend upon usury.
Deuteronomy 23:21 · Word #5
Lexicon H5391
| Lemma | נָשַׁךְ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤔𐤊 |
| Transliteration | nâshak |
| Strong's | H5391 |
| In-context | you shall lend |
Morphology HVhi2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H5391-06
you shall cause-to-bite (charge interest)
| Root | נשך (n-š-k) |
| Core Meanings | bite, sting, strike sharply, exact interest, oppress through lending |
| Semantic Range | to bite literally (of a serpent), to sting, to inflict harm, to charge interest on a loan, to oppress financially through usury |
| Conceptual Significance | The verb links physical biting with the economic practice of charging interest, portraying usury as something that wounds or consumes. In Torah legislation, this imagery underscores the moral seriousness of exploiting fellow Israelites through interest-bearing loans. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular of נָשַׁךְ; causative stem indicating causing or imposing the action of the root. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense, shifting the root idea "to bite" into "cause to bite," which metaphorically denotes charging interest that 'bites' the borrower. The form is 2nd person masculine singular imperfect, reflected in "you shall cause-to-bite." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נשך (bite, sting, strike sharply, exact interest, oppress through lending)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5392-01 |
baneshekhe | in the bite-interest |
H5392-02 |
beneshekhe | with biting-interest |
H5391-01 |
hanashukhe | the bitten one |
Word Usage (16 occurrences of H5391)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 49:17 | הַ/נֹּשֵׁךְ֙ | hanoshekhe | the one biting |
| Numbers 21:6 | וַֽ/יְנַשְּׁכ֖וּ | vayenashekhu | and they bit |
| Numbers 21:8 | הַ/נָּשׁ֔וּךְ | hanashukhe | the bitten |