To credit
He considered it to his advantage to do the work that..., he added to his estimate of..., (to erect means to record or to add to a calculation).
("Rabban said: Israel borrowed hundreds of usurious sums from a foreigner, and he charged him with interest in full, and he converted, if first he converted the creditor to him with interest - he charged the interest and he charged the usurious sum" - Baba Matzi'a Av, a.s.)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
זָקַף לִזְכוּתוֹ אֶת...
Definition (Hebrew)
הֶחְשִׁיב לְטוֹבָתוֹ אֶת הָעֻבְדָּה ש..., הוֹסִיף לְהַעֲרָכָה כְּלַפָּיו אֶת..., (זָקַף מַשְׁמָע רָשַׁם אוֹ צֵרֵף לַחֶשְׁבּוֹן).
("תְּנוּ רַבָּנָן: יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁלָּוָה מָעוֹת מִן הַנָּכְרִי בְּרִבִּית, וּזְקֵפָן עָלָיו בְּמַלְוֶה, וְנִתְגַּיֵּר, אִם קֹדֶם שֶׁנִּתְגַּיֵּר זְקָפָן עָלָיו בְּמִלְוֶה - גּוֹבֶה אֶת הַקֶּרֶן וְגוֹבֶה אֶת הָרִבִּית"- בָּבָא מְצִיעָא עַב ע"א)