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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 - “If a person sins and commits a trespass against the LORD by lying to his neighbor about what was delivered to him for safekeeping, or about a pledge, or about a robbery, or if he has extorted from his neighbor,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:4 - “then it shall be, because he has sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore what he has stolen, or the thing which he has extorted, or what was delivered to him for safekeeping, or the lost thing which he found,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:13 - ‘You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:14 - “You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:29 - “And you shall grope at noonday, as a blind man gropes in darkness; you shall not prosper in your ways; you shall be only oppressed and plundered continually, and no one shall save you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:33 - “A nation whom you have not known shall eat the fruit of your land and the produce of your labor, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:3 - “Here I am. Witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I received any bribe with which to blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:4 - And they said, “You have not cheated us or oppressed us, nor have you taken anything from any man’s hand.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:21 - He permitted no man to do them wrong;
Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:3 - Does it seem good to You that You should oppress,
That You should despise the work of Your hands,
And smile on the counsel of the wicked?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:23 - Indeed the river may rage,
Yet he is not disturbed;
He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:4 - He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will break in pieces the oppressor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:6 - The LORD executes righteousness
And justice for all who are oppressed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:14 - He permitted no one to do them wrong;
Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:121

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:121 - AYIN
I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:122

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122 - Be surety for Your servant for good;
Do not let the proud oppress me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:7 - Who executes justice for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.
The LORD gives freedom to the prisoners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:31 - He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker,
But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16 - He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches,
And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:3 - A poor man who oppresses the poor
Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:17 - A man burdened with bloodshed will flee into a pit;
Let no one help him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:1 - Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun:

And look! The tears of the oppressed,
But they have no comforter—
On the side of their oppressors there is power,
But they have no comforter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:12 - And He said, “You will rejoice no more,
O you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon.
Arise, cross over to Cyprus;
There also you will have no rest.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:4 - For thus says the Lord GOD:

“My people went down at first
Into Egypt to dwell there;
Then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:6 - “if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other gods to your hurt,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - ‘O house of David! Thus says the LORD:

“Execute judgment in the morning;
And deliver him who is plundered
Out of the hand of the oppressor,
Lest My fury go forth like fire
And burn so that no one can quench it,
Because of the evil of your doings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:33 - Thus says the LORD of hosts:

“The children of Israel were oppressed,
Along with the children of Judah;
All who took them captive have held them fast;
They have refused to let them go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:18 - “As for his father,
Because he cruelly oppressed,
Robbed his brother by violence,
And did what is not good among his people,
Behold, he shall 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 used oppressions, committed robbery, and mistreated the poor and needy; and they wrongfully oppress the stranger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:11 - Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment,
Because he willingly walked by human precept.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:7 - “A cunning Canaanite!
Deceitful scales are in his hand;
He loves to oppress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:1 - Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria,
Who oppress the poor,
Who crush the needy,
Who say to your husbands,[fn] “Bring wine, let us drink!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:2 - They covet fields and take them by violence,
Also houses, and seize them.
So they oppress a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:10 - Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless,
The alien or the poor.
Let none of you plan evil in his heart
Against his brother.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:5 - And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
Against perjurers,
Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,”
Says the LORD of hosts.
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