Hebrew - English Dictionary
H4855 - Usury
| Strong's No.: | H4855 |
| Hebrew: | מַשָּׁא |
| Transliteration: | mashshâʼ |
| Phonetic: | mash-shaw' |
| Word Origin: | From H5383 |
| Bible Usage: | {exaction} usury. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | a loan; by implication interest on a debt |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. lending on interest, usury a. in Neh. 5:11, the rate of "usury" was only one per cent |
| Bible References:
Usury |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
exaction ( 1 )
usury ( 2 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.