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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“For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.”