Strong H6231עָשַׁק
to oppress
- Transliteration
- ‛âshaq
- Pronunciation
- aw-shak'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
A primitive root (compare H6229); to press {upon} that {is} oopress 6
{defraud} {violate } overflow: - get {deceitfully} {deceive} {defraud} drink {up} (use) oppress ({[-ion]} {-or}) do violence (wrong).
{defraud} {violate } overflow: - get {deceitfully} {deceive} {defraud} drink {up} (use) oppress ({[-ion]} {-or}) do violence (wrong).
Detailed definition
1) 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
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to oppress, wrong, extort
1a2) to oppress
1b) (Pual) to be exploited, be crushed
In the Bible
Strong H6231 appears in 35 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- oppress18
- defraud3
- oppresseth3
- oppressor3
- do2
- oppressed2
- deceive1
- drinketh1
- gotten1
- mine1
- oppression1
- violence1
First verses
- Leviticus 6:2If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;
- Leviticus 6:4Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,
- Leviticus 19:13Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
- Deuteronomy 24:14Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
- Deuteronomy 28:29And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.
- Deuteronomy 28:33The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:
- 1 Samuel 12:3Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
- 1 Samuel 12:4And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.
- 1 Chronicles 16:21He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
- Job 10:3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
- Job 40:23Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
- Psalms 72:4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
- Psalms 103:6The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
- Psalms 105:14He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
- Psalms 119:121I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
- Psalms 119:122Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
- Psalms 146:7Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:
- Proverbs 14:31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
- Proverbs 22:16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
- Proverbs 28:3A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.