נָשָׁא
nāšāʾ
lend on interest
Strong's H5378VerbHebrewTWOT 1424

נָשָׁא (nāšāʾ) is a Hebrew verb meaning lend on interest. It appears 4 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5378).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1424)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1424)lend on interest, usury, be a creditor; a creditor; lend, dun; exact, giver of usury
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

נָשָׁא verb: lend on interest, usury, be a creditor

Strong's H5378 נָשָׁא: to lend on interest; by implication, to dun for debt
KJV:× debt, exact, giver of 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.

See it in Scripture

1 Samuel 22:21 Kings 8:31Isaiah 24:2

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