עָשַׁק
a.shaq
“to oppress”
Definition
to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
a primitive root (compare H6229 (עָשַׂק));
- to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to oppress, wrong, extort 1a2) to oppress 1b) (Pual) to be exploited, be crushed
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
עָשַׁק appears 32 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
He let no man oppress them;He rebuked kings on their behalf:
A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.
For this is what the Lord GOD says:“At first My people went down to Egypt to live,then Assyria oppressed them without cause.
You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him.You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.
A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit;let no one support him.
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