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עָשַׁק H6231

H6231 is the Hebrew word עָשַׁק, transliterated ʻâshaq and said aw-shak'. The King James Version most often renders it oppressed.

Word: עָשַׁקTransliteration: ʻâshaqSaid: aw-shak'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 30 verses

What it means

to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow.

Where it comes from

a primitive root (compare H6229 (עָשַׂק)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 24 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

oppressed 6×oppress 4×oppresseth 3×only oppressed 2×wrong 2×or hath deceived 1×deceitfully gotten 1×defraud 1×or whom have i defrauded 1×hast not defrauded 1×shouldest oppress 1×behold he drinketh up 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).

Verses using עָשַׁק

All 30 verses, quoted in full.

Leviticus 6:2 · KJV

If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;

Leviticus 6:4 · KJV

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 gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,

Leviticus 19:13 · KJV

Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

Deuteronomy 24:14 · KJV

Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

Deuteronomy 28:29 · KJV

And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.

Deuteronomy 28:33 · KJV

The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:

1 Samuel 12:3 · KJV

Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

1 Samuel 12:4 · KJV

And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.

1 Chronicles 16:21 · KJV

He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

Job 10:3 · KJV

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 40:23 · KJV

Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

Psalm 105:14 · KJV

He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

Psalm 146:7 · KJV

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

Proverbs 14:31 · KJV

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Proverbs 22:16 · KJV

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Proverbs 28:3 · KJV

A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

Proverbs 28:17 · KJV

A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

Ecclesiastes 4:1 · KJV

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

Isaiah 23:12 · KJV

And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.

Isaiah 52:4 · KJV

For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

Jeremiah 7:6 · KJV

If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:

Jeremiah 21:12 · KJV

O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

Jeremiah 50:33 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.

Ezekiel 18:18 · KJV

As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.

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.

Hosea 5:11 · KJV

Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

Amos 4:1 · KJV

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

Micah 2:2 · KJV

And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

Zechariah 7:10 · KJV

And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.

Malachi 3:5 · KJV

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6231 mean?

H6231 is the Hebrew word עָשַׁק (ʻâshaq), meaning to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow.

How is H6231 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it oppressed (6 times), oppress (4 times), oppresseth (3 times), only oppressed (2 times), wrong (2 times), among others.

How many times does H6231 appear in the Bible?

עָשַׁק (ʻâshaq) is tagged in 30 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6231 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (compare H6229 (עָשַׂק)).

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