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Lexicon :: Strong's H3238 - yānâ

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יָנָה
Transliteration
yānâ
Pronunciation
yaw-naw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 873

Strong’s Definitions

יָנָה yânâh, yaw-naw'; a primitive root; to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat:—destroy, (thrust out by) oppress(-ing, -ion, -or), proud, vex, do violence.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H3238 in the following manner: oppress (11x), vex (4x), destroy (1x), oppressor (1x), proud (1x), do wrong (1x), oppression (1x), thrust out.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H3238 in the following manner: oppress (11x), vex (4x), destroy (1x), oppressor (1x), proud (1x), do wrong (1x), oppression (1x), thrust out.

  1. to oppress, suppress, treat violently, maltreat, vex, do wrong

    1. (Qal) to oppress, suppress

    2. (Hiphil) to treat violently, maltreat

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָנָה yânâh, yaw-naw'; a primitive root; to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat:—destroy, (thrust out by) oppress(-ing, -ion, -or), proud, vex, do violence.
STRONGS H3238: Abbreviations
† [יָנָה] verb suppress (?),oppress, maltreat (Late Hebrew Hiph. vex with words; so Aramaic Aph`el אוֺנִי, but also Targum for Hebrew הוֺנָה maltreat; Arabic bdb041301 is laxus, debilis fuit, iv. debilitavit, defatigavit, but connection dubious) —
Qal Imperfect 1st person plural suffix נִינָם Psalm 74:8; Participle יוֺנָה Jeremiah 25:38 + 3 times + Psalm 123:4 (see below); — suppress (?) followed by accusative Psalm 74:8 (text dubious); elsewhere oppress; Participle absolute as adjective הָעִיר הַיּוֺנָה Zephaniah 3:1; substantive f. collective הַיּוֺנָה oppressors Jeremiah 25:38 (but read חֶרֶב for חֲרוֺן, with Greek Version of the LXX Ew Hi Gf Ke etc., as Jeremiah 46:16; Jeremiah 50:16); Psalm 123:4 Qr לִגְאֵי יוֺנִים proudest oppressors (stative construct in superlative, compare Ges§ 133, 3, R. 1; yet most follow Kt לּגּאייונים, and derived from גַּאֲיוֺן which see above)
Hiph. Perfect הוֺנָה Ezekiel 18:12, 16; הוֺנוּ Ezekiel 22:7, 29; Imperfect יוֺנֶה Ezekiel 18:7; 2nd person masculine singular תּיֹנֶה Exodus 22:20; תּוֺנֶנּוּ Deuteronomy 23:17; יוֺנוּ Ezekiel 45:8; תּוֺנוּ Leviticus 19:33 + 2 times; תֹּנוּ Jeremiah 22:3; Infinitive suffix הוֺנֹתָם Ezekiel 46:18; Participle מוֺנַ֫יִךְ Isaiah 49:26; — oppress, maltreat, followed by accusative, especially of ill-treatment of poor and weak, particular of the גֵּר, the 'stranger,' sojourner, by the rich and powerful, Exodus 22:20 (JE), Leviticus 19:33; Leviticus 25:14, 17 (H), Deuteronomy 23:17; Jeremiah 22:3; Ezekiel 18:7, 12, 16; Ezekiel 22:7, 29; Ezekiel 45:8; Ezekiel 46:18; of a foreign oppressor only Isaiah 49:26.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

22:20; 22:20

Leviticus

19:33; 19:33; 25:14; 25:17

Deuteronomy

23:17; 23:17

Psalms

74:8; 74:8; 123:4; 123:4

Isaiah

49:26; 49:26

Jeremiah

22:3; 22:3; 25:38; 25:38; 46:16; 50:16

Ezekiel

18:7; 18:7; 18:12; 18:12; 18:16; 18:16; 22:7; 22:7; 22:29; 22:29; 45:8; 45:8; 46:18; 46:18

Zephaniah

3:1

H3238

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3238 matches the Hebrew יָנָה (yānâ),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:21 -

“You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:33 -

‘When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress or mistreat him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:14 - ‘If you sell anything to your friend or buy from your friend, you shall not wrong one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:17 - ‘You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God [with profound reverence]; for I am the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:16 - “He shall live among you, in the place he chooses in one of your cities where it pleases him; you shall not mistreat or oppress him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:8 -

They said in their heart, “Let us completely subdue them.”

They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:26 -

“I will make those who oppress you consume their own flesh [in mutually destructive wars]

And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine;

And all [fn]mankind will know [with a knowledge grounded in personal experience] that I, the LORD, am your Savior

And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:3 - ‘Thus says the LORD, “Execute justice and righteousness, and rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of his oppressor. And do no wrong; do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:38 -

“He has left His lair like the lion;

For their land has become a horror

Because of the fierceness of the oppressor

And because of the LORD’S fierce anger.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:16 -

“He will make many stumble and fall;

Yes, they have fallen one on another.

Then they said, ‘Arise, and let us go back

To our own people and to the land of our birth,

Away from the sword of the oppressor.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:16 -

“Cut off the sower from Babylon

And the one who handles the sickle at the time of harvest.

For fear of the sword of the oppressor

Everyone will return to his own people

And everyone will flee to his own land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:7 - if a man does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:12 - oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore [to the debtor] his pledge, but raises his eyes to the idols, and commits repulsive acts,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:16 - or oppress anyone, or take anything in pledge, or commit robbery, but he gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:7 - “In you they have treated father and mother lightly. They have oppressed the stranger among you; and in your presence they have wronged the fatherless and the widow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:29 - “The people of the land have practiced oppression and extortion and have committed robbery; they have wronged the poor and needy and they have oppressed the stranger without justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:8 - “This shall be his land for a possession in Israel; so My princes shall no longer oppress My people, but they shall give the rest of the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:18 - “Moreover, the prince shall not take from the people’s inheritance by oppression and by evicting them from their property; he shall give his sons an inheritance from his own possession, so that My people will not be scattered, anyone from his possession.”’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:1 -

Woe (judgment is coming) to her who is rebellious and defiled,

The tyrannical city [Jerusalem]!

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