TBESH · H4855
מַשָּׁא · mash.sah · interest
1) lending on interest, usury 1a) in Ne 5:11, the rate of "usury" was only one per cent
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mash.sah H4855
מַשָּׁא (mash.sah) means “interest” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
מַשָּׁא Hebrew · H4855 3 tagged occurrences in 3 verses
Pronunciation guide: mash-shaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from H5383 (נָשָׁה); a loan; by implication, interest on adebt
KJV glosses: exaction, usury.
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How translators render H4855
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| usury | 2 |
| debt | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| this usury | 1 |
| usury | 1 |
Verses containing H4855
Page 1 of 1. 3 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Nehemiah 5:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them
Read word by word - Nehemiah 5:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending the people money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 10:31
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow and will cancel every debt.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 10.32