What does מַשָּׁאָה mean in the Bible?
מַשָּׁאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a loan".
Hebrew · H4859
מַשָּׁאָה
A loan
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מַשָּׁאָה H4859
What does מַשָּׁאָה mean in the Bible?
מַשָּׁאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a loan".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4859?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include anything (1), for debts (1).
Where does מַשָּׁאָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 24:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It anything 1× Deuteronomy 24:10
for debts 1× Proverbs 22:26
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 24:10
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Deuteronomy 1 Proverbs 1
Source forms
מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ 1x maš·šā·’ō·wṯ Proverbs 22:26
מַשַּׁ֣את 1x maš·šaṯ Deuteronomy 24:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 1x Proverbs 22:26
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Deuteronomy 24:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a loan
Source Gloss
a loan
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a loan BDB: loan Usage: × any(-thing), debt.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַשָּׁאָה is built from this root:
מַשָּׁא H4855
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain