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Lexicon :: Strong's H6233 - ʿōšeq

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עֹשֶׁק
Transliteration
ʿōšeq
Pronunciation
o'-shek
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1713a

Strong’s Definitions

עֹשֶׁק ʻôsheq, o'-shek; from H6231; injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain:—cruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H6233 in the following manner: oppression (11x), cruelly (1x), extortion (1x), oppression (with H6231) (1x), thing (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H6233 in the following manner: oppression (11x), cruelly (1x), extortion (1x), oppression (with H6231) (1x), thing (1x).

  1. oppression, extortion, injury

    1. oppression

    2. extortion

    3. gain by extortion

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֹשֶׁק ʻôsheq, o'-shek; from H6231; injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain:—cruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten).
STRONGS H6233: Abbreviations
† ע֫שֶׁק noun masculineEcclesiastes 7:7 oppression, extortion; — ע׳ absolute Jeremiah 6:6 +, construct Psalm 119:134; Ecclesiastes 5:7; —
1. Jeremiah 6:6; Jeremiah 22:17; Ezekiel 22:7, 12; Psalm 73:8; with genitive subject Psalm 119:134, object Ecclesiastes 5:7; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb with עָשַׁק (which see) Ezekiel 18:18; Ezekiel 22:29.
2. national oppression, Isaiah 54:14.
3. concrete, gain of extortion. Psalm 62:11, so perhaps Ecclesiastes 7:7; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb Leviticus 5:23 (|| גָּזֵל). — Isaiah 30:12; Isaiah 59:13 read H6141 עִקֵּשׁ Lag Gr and others.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

62:11; 73:8; 119:134; 119:134

Ecclesiastes

5:7; 5:7; 7:7; 7:7

Isaiah

30:12; 54:14; 59:13

Jeremiah

6:6; 6:6; 22:17

Ezekiel

18:18; 22:7; 22:12; 22:29

H6233

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6233 matches the Hebrew עֹשֶׁק (ʿōšeq),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:4 - if he has sinned and has realized his guilt and will restore what he took by robbery or what he got by oppression or the deposit that was committed to him or the lost thing that he found

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:10 - Put no trust in extortion;
set no vain hopes on robbery;
if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:8 - They scoff and speak with malice;
loftily they threaten oppression.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:134

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:134 - Redeem me from man’s oppression,
that I may keep your precepts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:8 - If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:7 - Surely oppression drives the wise into madness,
and a bribe corrupts the heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:12 - Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel,
“Because you despise this word
and trust in oppression and perverseness
and rely on them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:14 - In righteousness you shall be established;
you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
and from terror, for it shall not come near you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 - transgressing, and denying the LORD,
and turning back from following our God,
speaking oppression and revolt,
conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:6 - For thus says the LORD of hosts:
“Cut down her trees;
cast up a siege mound against Jerusalem.
This is the city that must be punished;
there is nothing but oppression within her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:17 - But you have eyes and heart
only for your dishonest gain,
for shedding innocent blood,
and for practicing oppression and violence.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:18 - As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, behold, he shall die for his iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:7 - Father and mother are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow are wronged in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:12 - In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take interest and profit[fn] and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; but me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:29 - The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and have extorted from the sojourner without justice.
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