עָשַׁק
a.shaqVerbH6231
to oppress
From: a primitive root (compare H6229 (עָשַׂק));
Short Definition
to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
Full Lexicon Entry
- 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
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
32 timesAppears 32 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Psalms
6
Proverbs
4
Deuteronomy
3
Jeremiah
3
1 Samuel
2
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 16:21
- Deuteronomy 28:33
- Isaiah 52:4
- Leviticus 19:13
- Proverbs 28:17
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