mash.sha.ah denotes a loan transaction, whether one is made or pledged.

The attested uses concern loans: a loan made to a neighbor and loans pledged through a hand-striking agreement.

1. Loan transaction · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 24:10, the singular construct form occurs in the instruction about making a loan to a neighbor and not entering the neighbor's house to take a pledge. In Proverbs 22:26, the plural absolute form occurs among those who strike hands and pledge loans; the APB renders the clauses "make a loan" and "pledge loans."

   Deuteronomy 24:10Proverbs 22:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term within loan-related clauses, using "make a loan" in Deuteronomy 24:10 and "pledge loans" in Proverbs 22:26. These phrases confirm the clauses' loan context rather than isolate a fixed English equivalent.