מַשָּׁא

mash.sahNoun (Masculine)H4855

interest

From: from H5383 (נָשָׁה);

Short Definition

a loan; by implication, interest on adebt

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. lending on interest, usury 1a) in, the rate of "usury" was only one per cent

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

2 times

Appears 2 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Nehemiah
2

Key Passages

  • Nehemiah 5:7
  • Nehemiah 5:10

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