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יָנָה H3238

H3238 is the Hebrew word יָנָה, transliterated yânâh and said yaw-naw'. The King James Version most often renders it oppressing.

Word: יָנָהTransliteration: yânâhSaid: yaw-naw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 18 verses

What it means

to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

oppressing 3×oppress 2×oppressed 2×vexed 2×neither vex 1×therefore oppress 1×destroy 1×proud 1×no wrong 1×oppressor 1×neither hath oppressed 1×no more oppress 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: destroy, (thrust out by) oppress(-ing, -ion, -or), proud, vex, do violence.

Verses using יָנָה

All 18 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 22:21 · KJV

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Leviticus 25:14 · KJV

And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

Leviticus 25:17 · KJV

Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God:for I am the LORD your God.

Psalm 74:8 · KJV

They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

Psalm 123:4 · KJV

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

Isaiah 49:26 · KJV

And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

Jeremiah 22:3 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 25:38 · KJV

He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.

Jeremiah 46:16 · KJV

He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.

Jeremiah 50:16 · KJV

Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.

Ezekiel 18:7 · KJV

And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

Ezekiel 18:12 · KJV

Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

Ezekiel 18:16 · KJV

Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,

Ezekiel 22:7 · KJV

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 and the widow.

Ezekiel 22:29 · KJV

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.

Ezekiel 45:8 · KJV

In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.

Ezekiel 46:18 · KJV

Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.

Zephaniah 3:1 · KJV

Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!

Common questions

What does Strong's H3238 mean?

H3238 is the Hebrew word יָנָה (yânâh), meaning to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat.

How is H3238 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it oppressing (3 times), oppress (2 times), oppressed (2 times), vexed (2 times), neither vex (1 time), among others.

How many times does H3238 appear in the Bible?

יָנָה (yânâh) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3238 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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