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Lexicon :: Strong's H4855 - maššā'

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מַשָּׁא
Transliteration
maššā'
Pronunciation
mash-shaw'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1424a

Strong’s Definitions

מַשָּׁא mashshâʼ, mash-shaw'; from H5383; a loan; by implication, interest on a debt:—exaction, usury.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H4855 in the following manner: usury (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H4855 in the following manner: usury (2x).

  1. lending on interest, usury

    1. in Neh. 5:11, the rate of "usury" was only one per cent

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַשָּׁא mashshâʼ, mash-shaw'; from H5383; a loan; by implication, interest on a debt:—exaction, usury.
STRONGS H4855: Abbreviations
† מַשָּׁא noun masculineNehemiah 5:10 lending on interest, or usury; — Nehemiah 5:7 (as accusative of congnate meaning with verb), Nehemiah 5:10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Nehemiah

5:7; 5:10; 5:10

H4855

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4855 matches the Hebrew מַשָּׁא (maššā'),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:7 -

After seriously considering the matter, I accused the nobles and officials, saying to them, “Each of you is charging his countrymen interest.” So I called a large assembly against them

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:10 -

“Even I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending them money and grain. Please, let’s stop charging this interest.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:31 -

When the surrounding peoples bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or a holy day. We will also leave the land uncultivated in the seventh year and will cancel every debt.

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