עֹשֶׁק
ʻôsheq(o'-shek)
“injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain”
14 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain
Translated in KJV as
cruellyextortionoppressionthing (deceitfully gotten).
Etymology
from H6231 (עָשַׁק);
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“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 forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.”