מַשָּׁא

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H4855

Transliteration: mashshâʼ

Pronunciation: mash-shaw'

Definition: exaction

Original: משּׁא

Transliteration: mashshâ'

Phonetic: mash-shaw'

BDB Definition:

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

Origin: from H5383" class="dictionary-topic-link">H5383

TWOT entry: 1424a