עָשַׁק
ʻâshaq(aw-shak')
“to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow”
37 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
Translated in KJV as
get deceitfullydeceivedefrauddrink up(use) oppress(-ion)-or), do violence (wrong).
Etymology
a primitive root (compare H6229 (עָשַׂק));
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“Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?”
— Job 10:3