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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 - when it happens that he sins and he is found guilty, then he must return whatever he had stolen, or whatever he had extorted, or the thing that he had held in trust, or the lost thing that he had found,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:10 - Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:8 - They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:134

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:134 - Deliver me from oppressive men, so that I can keep your precepts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:8 - If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:7 - Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:12 - For this reason this is what the Holy One of Israel says: "You have rejected this message; you trust instead in your ability to oppress and trick, and rely on that kind of behavior.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:14 - You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. You will not experience oppression; indeed, you will not be afraid. You will not be terrified, for nothing frightening will come near you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 - We have rebelled and tried to deceive the LORD; we turned back from following our God. We stir up oppression and rebellion; we tell lies we concocted in our minds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:6 - All of this is because the LORD who rules over all has said: 'Cut down the trees around Jerusalem and build up a siege ramp against its walls. This is the city which is to be punished. Nothing but oppression happens in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:17 - But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:18 - As for his father, because he practices extortion, robs his brother, and does what is not good among his people, he will die for his iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:7 - They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:12 - They take bribes within you to shed blood. You engage in usury and charge interest; you extort money from your neighbors. You have forgotten me, declares the sovereign LORD.

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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 wronged the poor and needy; they have oppressed the foreigner who lives among them and denied them justice.
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