Strongs Number: H6231
| Hebrew Word: | עָשַׁק |
| Transliteration: | ʻâshaq |
| Phonetic: | aw-shak' |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to press {upon} that {is} oopress: {defraud} {violate } overflow |
| BDB Definition: |
1. to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort a. (Qal) 1. to oppress, wrong, extort 2. to oppress b. (Pual) to be exploited, be crushed |
| Origin: | A primitive root (compare H6229) |
| Bible Usage: | get {deceitfully} {deceive} {defraud} drink {up} (use) oppress ({[-ion]} {-or}) do violence (wrong). |