Ki Seitzei 23:19 · unit 6
TT #386 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:19
The Complete Passuk
לֹא־תַשִּׁ֣יךְ לְאָחִ֔יךָ נֶ֥שֶׁךְ כֶּ֖סֶף נֶ֣שֶׁךְ אֹ֑כֶל נֶ֕שֶׁךְ כָּל־דָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִשָּֽׁךְ׃
You shall not lend upon interest to your brother: interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent upon interest.
Chabad.org — 23:19
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 263.
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
נֶשֶׁךְ – לְשׁוֹן נְשִׁיכָה.
English: “Interest (neshech)” — language of “biting.”
On the daf / in context: The term suggests the harmful, biting character of interest.
Type of Learning
Etymological / moral derash.
What Is Learned
Interest is characterized as something that “bites” the borrower.