Strong H5378נָשָׁא

to exact

Transliteration: nâshâ'
Pronunciation: naw-shaw'
Morphology: Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root (perhaps identical with {H5377 } through the idea of imposition); to lend on interest; by implication to dun for debt: - X {debt} {exact} give of usury.

Detailed definition

STEP sense: to exact

Exact lexical definition: lend on interest

Part of speech: verb

BDB context: [ נָשָׁא ] vb . lend on interest , or usury , be a creditor Qal every man that had a creditor Hiph . an enemy shall not act the creditor against him , make exactions of him

In the Bible

Strong H5378 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

debt1
exact1
usury1
ye1

First verses

1 Samuel 22:2
And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Nehemiah 5:7
Then 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.
Psalms 89:22
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
Isaiah 24:2
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.