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Lexicon :: Strong's H6231 - ʿāšaq

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עָשַׁק
Transliteration
ʿāšaq
Pronunciation
aw-shak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root (comp. עָשַׂק (H6229))
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1713

Strong’s Definitions

עָשַׁק ʻâshaq, aw-shak'; a primitive root (compare H6229); to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow:—get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), (-or), do violence (wrong).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's H6231 in the following manner: oppress (23x), oppressor (4x), defraud (3x), wrong (2x), deceived (1x), deceitfully gotten (1x), oppression (1x), drink up (1x), violence (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x
The KJV translates Strong's H6231 in the following manner: oppress (23x), oppressor (4x), defraud (3x), wrong (2x), deceived (1x), deceitfully gotten (1x), oppression (1x), drink up (1x), violence (1x).

  1. to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort

    1. (Qal)

      1. to oppress, wrong, extort

      2. to oppress

    2. (Pual) to be exploited, be crushed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָשַׁק ʻâshaq, aw-shak'; a primitive root (compare H6229); to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow:—get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), (-or), do violence (wrong).
STRONGS H6231: Abbreviations
† עָשַׁק verb oppress, wrong, extort (Targum עֲשַׁק = Biblical Hebrew, so Old Aramaic עשק; Syriac bdb079807 accuse, slander; Assyrian adjective ešḳu, strong; Arabic bdb079808 roughness, injustice); —
Qal Perfect ע׳ Leviticus 5:21; Ezekiel 18:18; 2nd person masculine singular suffix עֲשַׁקְתָּ֫נוּ 1 Samuel 12:4, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַעַשׁקֻנִי Psalm 119:122; 2nd person masculine singular תַּעֲשֹׁק Leviticus 19:13 +, etc.; Infinitive construct עֲשֹׁק Hosea 12:8, suffix עָשְׁקָם 1 Chronicles 16:21; Psalm 105:14; Participle active עשֵׁק Proverbs 14:31 +, feminine plural הָעשְׁקוֺת Amos 4:1, etc.; passive עָשׁוּק Deuteronomy 28:29 +, etc.; —
1. oppress, wrong (often by extortion, || גָּזַל), with accusative of person 1 Samuel 12:3, 4; Micah 2:2; Leviticus 5:21; Leviticus 19:13; especially the poor and helpless Amos 4:1; Deuteronomy 24:14; Jeremiah 7:6; Ezekiel 22:29; Zechariah 7:10; Proverbs 14:31; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 28:3; Ecclesiastes 4:1; also with accusative of congnate meaning with verb עשֶׁק (וְ)גָזַל גָּזֵל ע׳ Ezekiel 18:18 practise extortion, Ezekiel 22:29, take by extortion Leviticus 5:23 and (with accusative of thing) Malachi 3:5; absolute Hosea 12:8 practise extortion; Job 10:3 deal tyrannically (of God); participle oppressor, extortioner Jeremiah 21:12; Psalm 72:4; Ecclesiastes 4:1; passive participle as substantive the oppressed Psalm 103:6; Psalm 146:7.
2. oppress a nation Isaiah 52:4, compare Psalm 105:14 = 1 Chronicles 16:21; Psalm 119:122, participle act. oppressor Psalm 119:121, passive participle oppressed Jeremiah 50:33, in predict. וְגָזוּל ע׳ Deuteronomy 28:29, וְרָצּוּץ ע׳ Deuteronomy 28:23; Hosea 5:11.
3. dubious are: יַעְשֹׁק נָהָר Job 40:23 a river oppresses him, i.e. rushes violently upon him (that is, the hippopotamus; Du יָשֹׁק, from שׁוּק; > Gunk Bu יִשְׁקַע falls, sinks); עָשֻׁק בְּדַם נֶפֶשׁ Proverbs 28:17 oppressed (? burdened) with the blood of a person.
Pu. Participle feminine הַמְּעֻשָּׁקָה Isaiah 23:12 crushed (of conquered Sidon under figure of woman).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

19:13; 19:13

Deuteronomy

24:14; 28:23; 28:29; 28:29

1 Samuel

12:3; 12:4; 12:4

1 Chronicles

16:21; 16:21

Job

10:3; 40:23

Psalms

72:4; 103:6; 105:14; 105:14; 119:121; 119:122; 119:122; 146:7

Proverbs

14:31; 14:31; 22:16; 28:3; 28:17

Ecclesiastes

4:1; 4:1

Isaiah

23:12; 52:4

Jeremiah

7:6; 21:12; 50:33

Ezekiel

18:18; 18:18; 22:29; 22:29

Hosea

5:11; 12:8; 12:8

Amos

4:1; 4:1

Micah

2:2

Zechariah

7:10

Malachi

3:5

H6231

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Strong's Number H6231 matches the Hebrew עָשַׁק (ʿāšaq),
which occurs 36 times in 35 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:2 - "When a person sins and commits a trespass against the LORD by deceiving his fellow citizen in regard to something held in trust, or a pledge, or something stolen, or by extorting something from his fellow citizen,

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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 Lev 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:13 - You must not oppress your neighbor or commit robbery against him. You must not withhold the wages of the hired laborer overnight until morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:14 - You must not oppress a lowly and poor servant, whether one from among your fellow Israelites or from the resident foreigners who are living in your land and villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:29 - You will feel your way along at noon like the blind person does in darkness and you will not succeed in anything you do; you will be constantly oppressed and continually robbed, with no one to save you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:33 - As for the produce of your land and all your labor, a people you do not know will consume it, and you will be nothing but oppressed and crushed for the rest of your lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:3 - Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the LORD and before his chosen king. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, and I will return it to you!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:4 - They replied, "You have not wronged us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from the hand of anyone."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:21 - He let no one oppress them, he disciplined kings for their sake,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:3 - Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:23 - If the river rages, it is not disturbed, it is secure, though the Jordan should surge up to its mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:4 - He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:6 - The LORD does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:14 - He let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:121

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:121 - ע  (Ayin) I do what is fair and right. Do not abandon me to my oppressors!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:122

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122 - Guarantee the welfare of your servant! Do not let the arrogant oppress me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:7 - vindicates the oppressed, and gives food to the hungry. The LORD releases the imprisoned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:31 - The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16 - The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich - both end up only in poverty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:3 - A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:17 - The one who is tormented by the murder of another will flee to the pit; let no one support him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:1 - So I again considered all the oppression that continually occurs on earth. This is what I saw: The oppressed were in tears, but no one was comforting them; no one delivers them from the power of their oppressors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:12 - He said, "You will no longer celebrate, oppressed virgin daughter Sidon! Get up, travel to Cyprus, but you will find no relief there."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:4 - For this is what the sovereign LORD says: "In the beginning my people went to live temporarily in Egypt; Assyria oppressed them for no good reason.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:6 - Stop oppressing foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - O royal family descended from David. The LORD says: 'See to it that people each day are judged fairly. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Otherwise, my wrath will blaze out against you. It will burn like a fire that cannot be put out because of the evil that you have done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:33 - The LORD who rules over all says, "The people of Israel are oppressed. So too are the people of Judah. All those who took them captive are holding them prisoners. They refuse to set them free.

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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 22:29

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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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:11 - Ephraim will be oppressed, crushed under judgment, because he was determined to pursue worthless idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:7 - The businessmen love to cheat; they use dishonest scales.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:1 - Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria! You oppress the poor; you crush the needy. You say to your husbands, "Bring us more to drink!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:2 - They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:10 - You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow human being.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:5 - "I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the LORD who rules over all.
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