Lexical Definition

‎מַשָּׁא‎ mashshâʼ (mash-shaw') interest H:N-M
from ‎נָשָׁה‎

exaction, usury.

1) lending on interest, usury
1a) in Ne 5:11, the rate of "usury" was only one per cent

Usage: 3 forms in 3 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
מַשָּׁ֥א usury Neh.5.7
וּמַשָּׁ֥א and usury of Neh.10.31
הַמַּשָּׁ֥א the usury Neh.5.10

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מַשָּׁא‎ noun masculineNeh 5:10 lending on interest, or usury; — Neh 5:7 (as accusative of congnate meaning with verb), vNeh 5:10.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Nehemiah 5:7 · 5:10