Quick Definition
to oppress
Strong's Definition
to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
Derivation: a primitive root (compare H6229 (עָשַׂק));
KJV Usage: get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).
TWOT Reference: 1713
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to oppress, wrong, extort
1a2) to oppress
1b) (Pual) to be exploited, be crushed
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to oppress, wrong, extort
1a2) to oppress
1b) (Pual) to be exploited, be crushed
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עָשַׁק
‛âshaq
BDB Definition:
1) to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to oppress, wrong, extort
1a2) to oppress
1b) (Pual) to be exploited, be crushed
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root (comp. H6229)
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1713
Total KJV Occurrences: 36