Strong’s H4874

מַשֶּׁה

Part of speech

Noun Masculine

Transliteration

mashsheh

Pronunciation

mash-sheh

Definition

Loan, debt

Meaning

a debt

Usage

The term "mashsheh" refers to a loan or debt, typically in the context of financial transactions. It is used to describe the obligation of repayment that one person owes to another. In the Hebrew Bible, the concept of debt is often tied to moral and ethical teachings, emphasizing the importance of fairness, compassion, and the release of debts in certain circumstances, such as the Sabbatical year.

Bible references

Deuteronomy 15:2