Psalm 15:5:3Ps.15.5.W3TAB
בְּנֶשֶׁךְ֮
beneshekh
“with interest”
- Transliteration
- be-NE-shekh
- Extended
- beh-NEH-shehkh
- IPA
- /bəˈnɛʃɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- with interest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NE-shekh
- phraseyour reading level
kas-PO lo-NA-tan be-NE-shekh
- clause
kas-PO lo-NA-tan be-NE-shekh ve-SHO-khad al-na-KI LO la-KAKH o-SE-E-le
- sentence
kas-PO lo-NA-tan be-NE-shekh ve-SHO-khad al-na-KI LO la-KAKH o-SE-E-le LO yi-MOT le-o-LAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct-state noun kaspo {כַּסְפּוֹ | kas-pō} ‘his money’ followed by the negative particle lo {לֹא־ | lōʾ} ‘not’ and the Qal perfect verb natan {נָתַן | nā-ṯan} ‘he gave’, governing the prepositional phrase beneshekh {בְּנֶשֶׁךְ | bə-ne-šekh} ‘in interest’.
Root and etymology
Rootn-sh-kh
“interest, usury”
In context — Psalm 15:5
He does not lend his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent ; he who practices these things will not be moved .
About this coordinate
Psalm 15:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 15:5, so the Hebrew word בְּנֶשֶׁךְ֮ (beneshekh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ps.15.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.15.5.W3.S1) and character.