Quick Definition
oppression
Strong's Definition
oppression
Derivation: from H6231 (עָשַׁק);
KJV Usage: oppression, [idiom] oppressor.
TWOT Reference: 1713e
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) extortionate deed, extortion
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
extortionate deed, extortion
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מַעֲשַׁקָּה
ma‛ăshaqqâh
BDB Definition:
1) extortionate deed, extortion
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6231
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1713e
Total KJV Occurrences: 2