עֹשֶׁק osheq
Hebrew word for “oppression” · Strong’s H6233 · used 15 times in 15 verses
Meaning
1) oppression, extortion, injury; 1a) oppression; 1b) extortion; 1c) gain by extortion
How it is translated
Glosses given for osheq in context, with how often each is used:
- oppression 13
- extortion 2
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Ezekiel 22 (3), Leviticus 6 (1), Psalms 62 (1), Psalms 73 (1), Psalms 119 (1), Ecclesiastes 5 (1), Ecclesiastes 7 (1), Isaiah 30 (1), Isaiah 54 (1), Isaiah 59 (1)
Forms
- עשׁק 6
- בעשׁק 4
- העשׁק 3
- מעשׁק 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with osheq more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- גָּזֵל gazel “robbery” 4
- גָּזַל gazal “to plunder” 3
- עָשַׁק ashaq “to oppress” 3
- שָׁפַךְ shaphakh “to pour” 3
- לֵב lev “heart” 4
- יָנָה yanah “to oppress” 2
- גֵּר ger “sojourner” 2
- בָּטַח batach “to trust” 2
- פָּקַד paqad “to reckon” 2
- דָּם dam “blood” 2
- ךְ kh “you” 2
- תָּוֶךְ tavekh “midst” 2
Key verses
The verses using osheq that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Leviticus 6:4 — Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully…
- Psalms 62:10 — Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
- Psalms 73:8 — They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 — If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than…
- Ecclesiastes 7:7 — Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
- Isaiah 30:12 — Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
- Isaiah 54:14 — In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
- Isaiah 59:13 — In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of…
- Jeremiah 22:17 — But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
- Ezekiel 22:7 — In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless…
- Ezekiel 22:12 — In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast…
- Ezekiel 22:29 — The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
See all 15 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.