נֶשֶׁךְ (nešek) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning interest. It appears
12 times
in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5392).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1430a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1430a)interest, usury, something bitten off
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נֶ֫שֶׁךְnoun, masculine: interest, usury, something bitten off
interest, usury (literally something bitten off)
Strong's H5392נֶשֶׁךְ: interest on a debt KJV:usury.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1430: נָשַׁךְnāšak — bite; strike, oppress; lend upon usury