Strong's H4855 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מַשָּׁא (mashshâʼ)

Pronunciation: mash-shaw'

POS: mash-shaw' Morph: n-m

Exegesis: from ;

Definition: from נָשָׁה; a loan; by implication, interest on adebt; exaction, usury.

KJV Usage: exaction, usury.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) lending on interest, usury
• 2. 1a) in Ne 5:11, the rate of "usury" was only one per cent

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