מַשָּׁא
maššāʾ
lending on interest
Strong's H4855NounHebrewTWOT 1424a

מַשָּׁא (maššāʾ) is a Hebrew noun meaning lending on interest. It appears 3 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4855).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1424a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1424a)lending on interest, usury; loan, interest on a debt; exaction
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מַשָּׁא noun, masculine: lending on interest, usury

Strong's H4855 מַשָּׁא: a loan; by implication, interest on a debt
KJV:exaction, 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 1424: נָשָׁא nāšāʾ — lend on interest, usury, be a creditor; a creditor; lend, dun; exact, giver of usury

See it in Scripture

Nehemiah 5:7

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