מַשָּׁא

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H4855

lending on interest — used 3 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

lending on interest tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

מַשָּׁא²: n.m. lending on interest usury tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. Ne 5:10 lending on interest, or usury;—Ne 5:7 (as acc. cogn.), v 10 10:32.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (9 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (7 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: usury (3).

In the verses

Nehemiah 5:10 · tree →

וְגַם־אֲנִי֙ אַחַ֣י וּנְעָרַ֔י נֹשִׁ֥ים בָּהֶ֖ם כֶּ֣סֶף וְדָגָ֑ן נַֽעַזְבָה־נָּ֖א אֶת־הַמַּשָּׁ֥א הַזֶּֽה׃

Word for word: and also I brothers my and servants my [are].lending to them money and grain let.us.abandon please (et) the usury (the) this

JPS 1917: And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, have lent them money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this exaction.

Nehemiah 5:7 · tree →

וַיִּמָּלֵ֨ךְ לִבִּ֜י עָלַ֗י וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ אֶת־הַחֹרִ֣ים וְאֶת־הַסְּגָנִ֔ים וָאֹמְרָ֣ה לָהֶ֔ם מַשָּׁ֥אאִישׁ־בְּאָחִ֖יו אַתֶּ֣ם נשאיםוָאֶתֵּ֥ן עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם קְהִלָּ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃

Word for word: and it.considered heart my with me and I contended with the nobles and with the officials and I said to them usury each on brother his you [are].lending and I.made on them an.assembly great

JPS 1917: Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said unto them: 'Ye lend upon pledge, every one to his brother.' And I held a great assembly against them.

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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