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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

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

Translation
Occurrences:
exaction ( 1 )
usury ( 2 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.