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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 - anima quae peccaverit et contempto Domino negaverit depositum proximo suo quod fidei eius creditum fuerat vel vi aliquid extorserit aut calumniam fecerit

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:4 - convicta delicti reddet

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:13 - non facies calumniam proximo tuo nec vi opprimes eum non morabitur opus mercennarii apud te usque mane

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:14 - non negabis mercedem indigentis et pauperis fratris tui sive advenae qui tecum moratur in terra et intra portas tuas est

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:29 - et palpes in meridie sicut palpare solet caecus in tenebris et non dirigas vias tuas omnique tempore calumniam sustineas et opprimaris violentia nec habeas qui liberet te

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:33 - fructus terrae tuae et omnes labores tuos comedat populus quem ignoras et sis semper calumniam sustinens et oppressus cunctis diebus

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:3 - loquimini de me coram Domino et coram christo eius utrum bovem cuiusquam tulerim an asinum si quempiam calumniatus sum si oppressi aliquem si de manu cuiusquam munus accepi et contemnam illud hodie restituamque vobis

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:4 - et dixerunt non es calumniatus nos neque oppressisti neque tulisti de manu alicuius quippiam

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:21 - non dimisit quemquam calumniari eos sed increpuit pro eis reges

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:3 - numquid bonum tibi videtur si calumnieris et opprimas me opus manuum tuarum et consilium impiorum adiuves

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:23 - [Vulgate 40:18] ecce absorbebit fluvium et non mirabitur habet fiduciam quod influat Iordanis in os eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:4 - [Vulgate 71:4] iudicabit pauperes populi salvabit filios pauperis et confringet calumniatorem

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:6 - [Vulgate 102:6] faciens iustitias Dominus et iudicia cunctis qui calumniam sustinent

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:14 - [Vulgate 104:14] non dimisit hominem ut noceret eis et corripuit pro eis reges

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:121

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:121 - [Vulgate 118:121] ain feci iudicium et iustitiam ne derelinquas me his qui calumniantur me

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:122

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122 - [Vulgate 118:122] sponde pro servo tuo in bonum ne calumnientur me superbi

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:7 - [Vulgate 145:7] et custodit veritatem in sempiternum qui facit iudicium calumniam sustinentibus et dat panem esurientibus Dominus solvit vinctos

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:31 - qui calumniatur egentem exprobrat factori eius honorat autem eum qui miseretur pauperis

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16 - qui calumniatur pauperem ut augeat divitias suas dabit ipse ditiori et egebit

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:3 - vir pauper calumnians pauperes similis imbri vehementi in quo paratur fames

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:17 - hominem qui calumniatur animae sanguinem si usque ad lacum fugerit nemo sustentet

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:1 - verti me ad alia et vidi calumnias quae sub sole geruntur et lacrimas innocentum et consolatorem neminem nec posse resistere eorum violentiae cunctorum auxilio destitutos

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:12 - et dixit non adicies ultra ut glorieris calumniam sustinens virgo filia Sidonis in Cetthim consurgens transfreta ibi quoque non erit requies tibi

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:4 - quia haec dicit Dominus Deus in Aegyptum descendit populus meus in principio ut colonus esset ibi et Assur absque ulla causa calumniatus est eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:6 - advenae et pupillo et viduae non feceritis calumniam nec sanguinem innocentem effuderitis in loco hoc et post deos alienos non ambulaveritis in malum vobismet ipsis

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - domus David haec dicit Dominus iudicate mane iudicium et eruite vi oppressum de manu calumniantis ne forte egrediatur ut ignis indignatio mea et succendatur et non sit qui extinguat propter malitiam studiorum vestrorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:33 - haec dicit Dominus exercituum calumniam sustinent filii Israhel et filii Iuda simul omnes qui ceperunt eos tenent nolunt dimittere eos

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:18 - pater eius quia calumniatus est et vim fecit fratri et malum operatus est in medio populi sui ecce mortuus est in iniquitate sua

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:29 - populi terrae calumniabantur calumniam et rapiebant violenter egenum et pauperem adfligebant et advenam opprimebant calumnia absque iudicio

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:11 - calumniam patiens Ephraim fractus iudicio quoniam coepit abire post sordem

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:7 - Chanaan in manu eius statera dolosa calumniam dilexit

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:1 - audite verbum hoc vaccae pingues quae estis in monte Samariae quae calumniam facitis egenis et confringitis pauperes quae dicitis dominis vestris adferte et bibemus

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:2 - et concupierunt agros et violenter tulerunt et domos rapuerunt et calumniabantur virum et domum eius virum et hereditatem eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:10 - et viduam et pupillum et advenam et pauperem nolite calumniari et malum vir fratri suo non cogitet in corde suo

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:5 - et accedam ad vos in iudicio et ero testis velox maleficis et adulteris et periuris et qui calumniantur mercedem mercennarii viduas et pupillos et opprimunt peregrinum nec timuerunt me dicit Dominus exercituum
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