Strong's Lexicon

H5378

H5378 — נָשָׁא

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

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Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5378
Word:	נָשָׁא
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root (perhaps identical with H5377, through the idea of imposition)
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	4
Transliteration:	nasha
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	naw-shaw'
Meaning:	1. to lend on interest 2. (by implication) to demand payment for debt
KJV Renderings:	X debt, exact, giver of usury.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5401

I. [נָשָׁא] verb lend on interest, or usury, be a creditor (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 3460] postpone, delay; sell on credit; || form of I. נָשָׁה, see Ges^{«GKC:75oo»§ 75oo}); —

Qal Participle active נשֶׁא (analogous ה ׳ ל) 1Sam 22:2 every man that had a creditor; אֲשֶׁר נשֶׁא בוֺ Isa 24:2 against whom is a ceditor, and plural נשְׁאִים Neh 5:7 Kt (נשִׁים Qr , from נָשָׁה), + accusative of cognate meaning with verb מַשָּׁא.

Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine singular לֹאיַֿשִּׁיא אוֺיֵב בּוֺ Ps 89:23 an enemy shall not act the creditor against him, make exactions of him (|| יְעַנֶּנּוּ). — 1Kgs 8:31; 2Chr 6:22 see נשׂא Qal 1.b. (5).

BDB5409

I. נָשָׁה verb lend, become a creditor (compare I. נשׁא); —

Qal Perfect 1 singular נָשִׁ֫יתִי Jer 15:10 3 plural נָשׁוּ Jer 15:10 Participle נשֶׁה Exod 22:24 + 4 t.; plural נשִׁים Neh 5:10; Neh 5:11 + Neh 5:7 Qr ( Kt נשְׁאִים, see I. נשׁא ), suffix נוֺשַׁי Isa 50:1 — lend, usually with ב person: לֹאנָֿשִׁיתִי וְלֹאנָֿשׁוּבִֿי Jer 15:10 I have not lent, and they have not lent to me, Deut 24:11; Neh 5:7 ( Qr ; + accusative of cognate meaning with verb), Neh 5:10 Neh 5:11 (both + accusative of thing); participle as substantive creditor, usurer Exod 22:24 ( E ), 2Kgs 4:1; Isa 24:2; Isa 50:1; Ps 109:11.

Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַשֶּׁה בְּ Deut 15:2 who lendeth to his neighbour; 2 masculine singular תַּשֶּׁה בְּ Deut 24:10 when thou lendest to thy neighbour (+ accusative of cognate meaning with verb).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke