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HebrewH6233Noun (Masculine)

עֹ֫שֶׁק

o.sheq

12Occurrences
H6233Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain

from H6231 (עָשַׁק);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. oppression, extortion, injury 1a) oppression 1b) extortion 1c) gain by extortion

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

עֹ֫שֶׁק appears 12 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ezk
4
Isaiah
3
Jeremiah
2
Psalms
2
Ecclesiastes
1

Key Passages

Ecclesiastes 7:7BSB

Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool,and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Ezk 22:7BSB

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Ezk 22:29BSB

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Isaiah 54:14BSB

In righteousness you will be established,far from oppression,for you will have no fear.Terror will be far removed,for it will not come near you.

Jeremiah 22:17BSB

“But your eyes and heart are set on nothingexcept your own dishonest gain,on shedding innocent blood,on practicing extortion and oppression.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.