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נָשָׁה H5383
H5383 is the Hebrew word נָשָׁה, transliterated nâshâh and said naw-shaw'. The King James Version most often renders it dost lend.
What it means
to lend or (by reciprocity) borrow on security or interest.
Where it comes from
a primitive root (rather identical with H5382 (נָשָׁה), in the sense of H5378 (נָשָׁא)).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: creditor, exact, extortioner, lend, usurer, lend on (taker on) usury.
Verses using נָשָׁה
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 22:25 · KJV
If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
Deuteronomy 15:2 · KJV
And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD’s release.
Deuteronomy 24:10 · KJV
When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.
Deuteronomy 24:11 · KJV
Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee.
2 Kings 4:1 · KJV
Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
Nehemiah 5:7 · KJV
Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
Nehemiah 5:10 · KJV
I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
Psalm 109:11 · KJV
Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.
Isaiah 24:2 · KJV
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
Isaiah 50:1 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
Jeremiah 15:10 · KJV
Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5383 mean?
H5383 is the Hebrew word נָשָׁה (nâshâh), meaning to lend or (by reciprocity) borrow on security or interest.
How is H5383 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it dost lend (2 times), usurer (1 time), lendeth (1 time), creditor (1 time), exact (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5383 appear in the Bible?
נָשָׁה (nâshâh) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5383 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (rather identical with H5382 (נָשָׁה), in the sense of H5378 (נָשָׁא)).
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