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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 they sin in any of these ways and realize their guilt, they must return what they have stolen or taken by extortion, or what was entrusted to them, or the lost property they found,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:10 - Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set 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; with arrogance they threaten oppression.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:134

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:134 - Redeem me from human oppression, that I may obey your precepts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:8 - If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:7 - Extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:12 - Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, relied on oppression and depended on deceit,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:14 - In righteousness you will be established: Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 - rebellion and treachery against the LORD, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:6 - This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Cut down the trees and build siege ramps against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; it is filled with oppression.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:17 - “But your eyes and your heart are set only on dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and extortion.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:18 - But his father will die for his own sin, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:7 - In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the foreigner and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:12 - In you are people who accept bribes to shed blood; you take interest and make a profit from the poor. You extort unjust gain from your neighbors. And 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 practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner, denying them justice.
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