Strongs Number: H4855
- Hebrew Word
- מַשָּׁא
- Transliteration
- mashshâʼ
- Phonetic
- mash-shaw'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
a loan; by implication interest on a debt
- BDB Definition
-
1. lending on interest, usury
a. in Neh. 5:11, the rate of "usury" was only one per cent
- Origin
- From H5383
- Bible Usage
- {exaction} usury.