מַשָּׁא

Strong’s Definition

a loan; by implication, interest on adebt

Etymology & Derivation

from H5383 (נָשָׁה);

KJV Usage

exaction, usury.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.lending on interest, usury
• 2.in nehemiah 5:11, the rate of "usury" was only one per cent

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mashshâʼ; Pronunciation: mash-shaw'