נֶשֶׁךְ, preced.) [bite, trnsf., cmp. חִבּוּלְיָא) usury, interest. B. Mets. V, 1 איזהו נ׳ המלוה וכ׳ what is neshekh? If one loans a Sela stipulating the debt at five Denars, contrad. to תַּרְבִּית. Ib. 60ᵇ נ׳ איכא דקא נכית וכ׳ in this case it is neshekh, for he bites (injures the debtor) by receiving what he had not given him; a. fr.