Strong H4855מַשָּׁא
interest
- Transliteration
- mashshâ'
- Pronunciation
- mash-shaw'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From H5383; a loan; by implication interest on a debt: - {exaction} usury.
Detailed definition
1) lending on interest, usury
1a) in Ne 5:11, the rate of "usury" was only one per cent
1a) in Ne 5:11, the rate of "usury" was only one per cent
In the Bible
Strong H4855 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- usury2
First verses
- Nehemiah 5:7Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
- Nehemiah 5:10I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.