Lexical Definition

‎נָשָׁא‎ nâshâʼ (naw-shaw') to exact ^H:V
a primitive root (perhaps identical with ‎נָשָׁא‎, through the idea of imposition)

[idiom] debt, exact, giver of usury.

• to lend on interest
• by implication, to dun fordebt

1) to lend on interest or usury, be a creditor
1a) (Qal) creditor (participle)
1b) (Hiphil) to act as a creditor

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [‎נָשָׁא‎] verb lend on interest, or usury, be a creditor (compare Arabic 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 congnate 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).

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

Qal Perfect 1 singular ‎נָשִׁ֫יתִי‎ Jer 15:10 3 plural ‎נָשׁוּ‎ vJer 15:10 Participle ‎נשֶׁה‎ Exod 22:24* + 4 t.; plural ‎נשִׁים‎ Neh 5:10; Neh 5:11 + vNeh 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 congnate meaning with verb), vNeh 5:10 vNeh 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 congnate meaning with verb).

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