Know the Word.

Hebrew word

nâshâh

naw-shaw'

נָשָׁה

What it means

to lend or borrow on security or interest

to lend or (by reciprocity) borrow on security or interest

Where it comes from

a primitive root (rather identical with nâshâh (נָשָׁה), in the sense of nâshâʼ (נָשָׁא))

How the King James translates it

  • usury3
  • lend2
  • usurer1
  • lendeth1
  • creditor1
  • exact1
  • extortioner1
  • creditors1

Every place it appears 11

Exodus22:25
Deuteronomy15:224:1024:11
2 Kings4:1
Nehemiah5:10
Psalms109:11
Isaiah24:250:1
Jeremiah15:10