What does נָשָׁה (nāšāh) mean in the Bible?
נָשָׁה (nāšāh): Lending or borrowing involving security and interest; often connotes exploitation or usury in covenant context.
Hebrew · H5383
נָשָׁה
To lend or (by reciprocity) borrow on security or interest
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נָשָׁהH5383
Pronunciationnāšāh
What does נָשָׁה (nāšāh) mean in the Bible?
נָשָׁה (nāšāh): Lending or borrowing involving security and interest; often connotes exploitation or usury in covenant context.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5383?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), And now his creditor (1), as a creditor (1), borrowed (1), have been assessing (1).
Where does נָשָׁה (nāšāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 22:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (3), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (2), Nehemiah (2).
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. . .1×Isaiah 24:2
And now his creditor1×2 Kings 4:1
as a creditor1×Exodus 22:25
borrowed1×Jeremiah 15:10
have been assessing1×Nehemiah 5:11
have been lending1×Nehemiah 5:10
he has loaned1×Deuteronomy 15:2
lent1×Jeremiah 15:10
May the creditor1×Psalms 109:11
of My creditors1×Isaiah 50:1
you are lending1×Deuteronomy 24:11
you lend1×Deuteronomy 24:10
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 22:25כְּנֹשֶׁ֑הtoas a creditorPreposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularDeuteronomy 15:2יַשֶּׁ֖הtohe has loanedVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 24:10תַשֶּׁ֥הtoyou lendVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 24:11נֹשֶׁ֣הtoyou are lendingVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular2 Kings 4:1וְהַ֨נֹּשֶׁ֔הtoAnd now his creditorConjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularNehemiah 5:10נֹשִׁ֥יםtohave been lendingVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralNehemiah 5:11נֹשִׁ֥יםtohave been assessingVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralPsalms 109:11נ֭וֹשֶׁהtoMay the creditorVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularIsaiah 24:2כַּנֹּשֶׁ֕הto. . .Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularIsaiah 50:1מִנּוֹשַׁ֔יtoof My creditorsPreposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 22:25
Aligned rows12
Books represented7
Exodus1Deuteronomy32 Kings1Nehemiah2Psalms1Isaiah2Jeremiah2
Source forms
נֹשִׁ֥ים2xnō·šîmNehemiah 5:10, Nehemiah 5:11
וְהַ֨נֹּשֶׁ֔ה1xwə·han·nō·šeh2 Kings 4:1
יַשֶּׁ֖ה1xyaš·šehDeuteronomy 15:2
כְּנֹשֶׁ֑ה1xkə·nō·šehExodus 22:25
כַּנֹּשֶׁ֕ה1xkan·nō·šehIsaiah 24:2
מִנּוֹשַׁ֔י1xmin·nō·wō·šayIsaiah 50:1
נ֭וֹשֶׁה1xnō·wō·šehPsalms 109:11
נֹשֶׁ֣ה1xnō·šehDeuteronomy 24:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural2xNehemiah 5:10, Nehemiah 5:11
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 24:11, Psalms 109:11
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular1x2 Kings 4:1
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular1xExodus 22:25
Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular1xIsaiah 24:2
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular1xIsaiah 50:1
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 24:10
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 15:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Lending or borrowing involving security and interest; often connotes exploitation or usury in covenant context.
Source Gloss
to lend or (by reciprocity) borrow on security or interest
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Lending or borrowing involving security and interest; often connotes exploitation or usury in covenant context.
to lend or (by reciprocity) borrow on security or interest BDB: lend Usage: creditor, exact, extortioner, lend, usurer, lend on (taker on) usury.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms10
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense8×
Participle activeDeut 24:11 · Neh 5:7 · Neh 5:10 · Neh 5:11 · Ps 109:116×
PerfectJer 15:102×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action2×
ImperfectDeut 15:2 · Deut 24:102×
Word Origins
נָשָׁה is built from these roots: