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Lexicon :: Strong's H3905 - lāḥaṣ

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לָחַץ
Transliteration
lāḥaṣ
Pronunciation
law-khats'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1106

Strong’s Definitions

לָחַץ lâchats, law-khats'; a primitive root; properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distress:—afflict, crush, force, hold fast, oppress(-or), thrust self.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H3905 in the following manner: oppress (13x), afflict (1x), crushed (1x), fast (1x), forced (1x), oppressors (1x), thrust (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H3905 in the following manner: oppress (13x), afflict (1x), crushed (1x), fast (1x), forced (1x), oppressors (1x), thrust (1x).

  1. to squeeze, press, oppress

    1. (Qal)

      1. to squeeze, press

      2. to oppress

    2. (Niphal) to squeeze oneself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָחַץ lâchats, law-khats'; a primitive root; properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distress:—afflict, crush, force, hold fast, oppress(-or), thrust self.
STRONGS H3905: Abbreviations
† לָחַץ verb squeeze, press, figurative oppress (Arabic bdb053701; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic bdb053702 SchwIdioticon 48 (with which NöM74 compare Mandean הלאצא, torture, NS. bdb053703 press together, urge, exert oneself); see also rare derivatives in Syriac PS1932); —
Qal Perfect ל׳ Judges 4:3 + 2 times etc.; Imperfect suffixיִלְחָצֵנִי Psalm 56:2; 3rd person feminine singular וַתִּלְחַץ Numbers 22:25, etc.; Participle pluralלֹחֲצִים Exodus 3:9 + 2 times, etc. —
1. squeeze, press: followed by accusative + אֶל Judges 1:34; Numbers 22:25b (J); followed by accusative + בְּ instrumental 2 Kings 6:32 shut the door and press him (back, out) with the door.
2. oppress: followed by accusative of person Exodus 22:20 (ׅ || (הוֺנָה, Exodus 23:29 (both E), Psalm 56:2; of people Exodus 3:9 (E; + accusative of congnate meaning with verb), Judges 2:18; Judges 4:3; Judges 6:9; Judges 10:12; 1 Samuel 10:18; Amos 6:14; 2 Kings 13:4, 22; Jeremiah 30:20; Psalm 106:42; absolute Isaiah 19:20
Niph. Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular וַתִּלָּחֵץ Numbers 22:25a (J) squeeze oneself, of Balaam's ass, followed byאלהַֿקִּיר.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

3:9; 3:9; 22:20; 23:29

Numbers

22:25; 22:25; 22:25

Judges

1:34; 2:18; 4:3; 4:3; 6:9; 10:12

1 Samuel

10:18

2 Kings

6:32; 13:4; 13:22

Psalms

56:2; 56:2; 106:42

Isaiah

19:20

Jeremiah

30:20

Amos

6:14

H3905

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3905 matches the Hebrew לָחַץ (lāḥaṣ),
which occurs 19 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:9 - “Now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me; and I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them.

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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 Exo 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:9 -

“You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the soul [the feelings, thoughts, and concerns] of a stranger, for you were strangers in Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:25 - When the donkey saw the Angel of the LORD, she pressed herself against the wall and crushed Balaam’s foot against it, and he struck her again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:34 -

Then the [fn]Amorites forced the sons of Dan [back] into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down into the valley;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:18 - When the LORD raised up judges for them, He was with the judge and He rescued them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and afflicted them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:3 - Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD [for help], for Jabin had nine hundred iron chariots and had oppressed and tormented the sons of Israel severely for twenty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:9 - ‘And I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:12 - “Also when the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed and crushed you, you cried out to Me, and I rescued you from their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:18 - and he said to Israel, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘It was I who brought Israel up from Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:32 -

Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. And the king sent a man ahead of him [to behead Elisha]; but before the messenger arrived, Elisha told the elders, “Do you see how this son of [Jezebel] a murderer has sent [a man] to remove my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold it securely against him. Is not the sound of his master’s feet [just] behind him?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:4 - But Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him; for He saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Aram oppressed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:22 -

Hazael the king of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:1 -

To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] “Silent Dove Among Those Far Away.” A Mikhtam of David. [A record of memorable thoughts] when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled on me;

All day long the adversary oppresses and torments me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:42

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:42 -

Their enemies also oppressed them,

And they were subdued under the [powerful] hand of their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:20 - It will become a sign and a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the LORD because of oppressors, and He will send them a Savior, a [Great] Defender, and He will rescue them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:20 -

‘Their children too will be as in former times,

And their congregation will be established before Me;

And I will punish all their oppressors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:14 -

“For behold, I am going to stir up a nation against you,

O house of Israel,” says the LORD, the God of hosts,

“And they will afflict and torment you [to the entire limits of Israel] from the entrance of Hamath [in the north]

To the brook of the Arabah [in the south].”

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