# H5378 נָשָׁא

נָשָׁא (nâshâʼ), Strong’s H5378: to lend on interest; by implication, to dun fordebt KJV: [idiom] debt, exact, giver of usury.. Occurs 4 times.

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*nâshâʼ* — to lend on interest; by implication, to dun fordebt

KJV: [idiom] debt, exact, giver of usury.

Occurs 4 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [נָשָׁא] vb. lend on interest, or usury, be a creditor
- Qal every man that had a creditor
- Hiph. an enemy shall not act the creditor against him, make exactions of him

## Where it occurs
- [1 Samuel 22:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/22?v=2) — Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered themselves to him…
- [1 Kings 8:31](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/8?v=31) — “If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid on him to cause him to swear, and he comes and swears before…
- [Isaiah 24:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/24?v=2) — It will be as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with…
- [Psalms 89:23](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/89?v=23) — No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.