Strong H3906לַ֫חַץ
oppression
- Transliteration
- lachats
- Pronunciation
- lakh'-ats
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From H3905; distress: - {affliction} oppression.
Detailed definition
oppression, distress, pressure
In the Bible
Strong H3906 appears in 10 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- oppression7
- affliction3
First verses
- Exodus 3:9Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.
- Deuteronomy 26:7And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:
- 1 Kings 22:27And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
- 2 Kings 13:4And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.
- 2 Chronicles 18:26And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
- Job 36:15He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
- Psalms 42:9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
- Psalms 43:2For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
- Psalms 44:24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
- Isaiah 30:20And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: