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עֹשֶׁק H6233

H6233 is the Hebrew word עֹשֶׁק, transliterated ʻôsheq and said o'-shek. The King James Version most often renders it oppression.

Word: עֹשֶׁקTransliteration: ʻôsheqSaid: o'-shekLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain.

Where it comes from

from H6231 (עָשַׁק).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

oppression 8×or the thing 1×concerning oppression 1×surely oppression 1×wholly oppression 1×because he cruelly 1×extortion 1×used oppression 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: cruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten).

Verses using עֹשֶׁק

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

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,

Psalm 62:10 · KJV

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

Psalm 73:8 · KJV

They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

Psalm 119:134 · KJV

Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

Ecclesiastes 5:8 · KJV

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

Ecclesiastes 7:7 · KJV

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Isaiah 30:12 · KJV

Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:

Isaiah 54:14 · KJV

In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.

Isaiah 59:13 · KJV

In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

Jeremiah 6:6 · KJV

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.

Jeremiah 22:17 · KJV

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

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 22:7 · 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 22:12 · KJV

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.

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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6233 mean?

H6233 is the Hebrew word עֹשֶׁק (ʻôsheq), meaning injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain.

How is H6233 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it oppression (8 times), or the thing (1 time), concerning oppression (1 time), surely oppression (1 time), wholly oppression (1 time), among others.

How many times does H6233 appear in the Bible?

עֹשֶׁק (ʻôsheq) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6233 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6231 (עָשַׁק).

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