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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 must not mistreat or oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:33 - “Do not take advantage of foreigners who live among you in your land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:14 - “When you make an agreement with your neighbor to buy or sell property, you must not take advantage of each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:17 - Show your fear of God by not taking advantage of each other. I am the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:16 - Let them live among you in any town they choose, and do not oppress them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:8 - Then they thought, “Let’s destroy everything!”
So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:26 - I will feed your enemies with their own flesh.
They will be drunk with rivers of their own blood.
All the world will know that I, the LORD,
am your Savior and your Redeemer,
the Mighty One of Israel.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:3 - This is what the LORD says: Be fair-minded and just. Do what is right! Help those who have been robbed; rescue them from their oppressors. Quit your evil deeds! Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, and widows. Stop murdering the innocent!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:38 - He has left his den like a strong lion seeking its prey,
and their land will be made desolate
by the sword of the enemy
and the LORD’s fierce anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:16 - They stumble and fall over each other
and say among themselves,
‘Come, let’s go back to our people,
to the land of our birth.
Let’s get away from the sword of the enemy!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:16 - Take from Babylon all those who plant crops;
send all the harvesters away.
Because of the sword of the enemy,
everyone will run away and rush back to their own lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:7 - He is a merciful creditor, not keeping the items given as security by poor debtors. He does not rob the poor but instead gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:12 - oppresses the poor and helpless, steals from debtors by refusing to let them redeem their security, worships idols, commits detestable sins,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:16 - He does not exploit the poor, but instead is fair to debtors and does not rob them. He gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:7 - Fathers and mothers are treated with contempt. Foreigners are forced to pay for protection. Orphans and widows are wronged and oppressed among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:29 - Even common people oppress the poor, rob the needy, and deprive foreigners of justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:8 - These sections of land will be the prince’s allotment. Then my princes will no longer oppress and rob my people; they will assign the rest of the land to the people, giving an allotment to each tribe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:18 - And the prince may never take anyone’s property by force. If he gives property to his sons, it must be from his own land, for I do not want any of my people unjustly evicted from their property.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:1 - What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem,
the city of violence and crime!
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