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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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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 shall not mistreat H3238 a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:33 -

‘And when a sojourner sojourns with you in your land, you shall not mistreat H3238 him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:14 - ‘If you make a sale, moreover, to your companion or buy from your friend’s hand, you shall not mistreat H3238 one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:17 - ‘So you shall not mistreat H3238 one another, but you shall [fn]fear your God; for I am Yahweh your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:16 - “He shall live with you in your midst, in the place which he shall choose in one of your gates of the towns where it pleases him; you shall not mistreat H3238 him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:8 -

They said in their heart, “Let us [fn]completely [fn]subdue H3238 them.”

They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:26 -

“I will feed those who mistreat H3238 you with their own flesh,

And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine;

And all flesh will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior

And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:3 - ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor. Also do not mistreat H3238 or do violence to the sojourner, the orphan, or the widow; and do not shed innocent blood in this place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:38 -

“He has forsaken His hiding place like the lion;

For their land has become an object of horror

Because of the burning desire of [fn]the oppressor H3238

And because of His burning anger.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:16 -

“They have repeatedly stumbled;

Indeed, they have fallen one against another.

Then they said, ‘Rise up! And let us return

To our own people and land of our birth

Away from the [fn]sword of the oppressor H3238.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:16 -

“Cut off the sower from Babylon

And the one who seizes the sickle at the time of harvest;

From before [fn]the sword of the oppressor H3238

They will each turn back to his own people,

And they will each flee to his own land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:7 - if a man does not mistreat H3238 anyone, but returns to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:12 - he mistreats H3238 the afflicted and needy, commits robbery, does not return a pledge, but lifts up his eyes to the idols and does abominations;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:16 - or mistreat H3238 anyone, or retain a pledge or commit robbery, but he gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:7 - “They have treated father and mother with contempt within you. The sojourner they have oppressed in your midst; the fatherless and the widow they have mistreated H3238 in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:29 - “The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery, and they have mistreated H3238 the afflicted and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:8 - “This shall be his land for a possession in Israel; so My princes shall no longer mistreat H3238 My people, but they shall give the rest of the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:18 - “Now the prince shall not take from the people’s inheritance, mistreating H3238 them out of their possession; he shall give his sons inheritance from his own possession so that My people will not be scattered, anyone from his possession.”’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:1 -

Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,

The oppressive H3238 city!

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