- Original: משּׁא - Transliteration: Mashsha' - Phonetic: mash-shaw' - Definition: 1. lending on interest, usury a. in Nehemiah 5:11, the rate of usury was only one per cent - Origin: from H5383 - TWOT entry: 1424a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H5383 ; a loan; by implication interest on a debt: - exaction usury. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • exaction, 1 Nehemiah 10:31 • usury, 2 Nehemiah 5:7; Nehemiah 5:10