ne.shekh denotes an added charge in lending, discussed as something taken, withheld, or permitted in specified dealings.

The attested use concerns an added charge connected with lending: it is prohibited in dealings with a brother, described as not taken by the righteous, condemned when taken with oppression, and permitted toward a foreigner in the stated contrast.

1. Charge taken or imposed in lending · dominant

   The noun occurs in clauses about lending, giving silver, or taking a financial charge. In Leviticus 25:36 the APB renders the command not to take “interest or increment” so that a brother may live with the lender; in Psalm 15:5 it renders a person who does not lend silver “at interest.” Deuteronomy 23:20 has three construct-form tokens in the contrast between charging a foreigner and not charging a brother, while Ezekiel 22:12 places taking it among oppressive acts.

   Leviticus 25:36Leviticus 25:37Psalm 15:5Deuteronomy 23:20Ezekiel 18:8Ezekiel 22:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents the relevant lending charge as “interest,” sometimes alongside “increment,” “profit,” or “increase.” Those surrounding English terms do not establish separate lexical senses.