# מַשָּׁא (masha)

Israeli respelling: ma-sha. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H4855. 3 Old Testament occurrences.

a loan; by implication, interest on adebt

King James renderings: exaction, usury.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/masha-h4855

## Occurrences

- [Nehemiah 5:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/5/7) — Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I…
- [Nehemiah 5:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/5/10) — I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
- [Nehemiah 10:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/10/31) — And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on…