Word Study · Strong's H6233 · Hebrew
עֹשֶׁק
osheq
o'-shek
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻôsheq
“injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain
Rendered in the KJV as
cruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten).
- 15occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- עֹ֣שֶׁק2
- בְעֹשֶׁק֮1
- בְּעֹ֣שֶׁק1
- בַעֹ֖שֶׁק1
- בַּעֹ֔שֶׁק1
- הָעֹ֙שֶׁק֙1
- הָעֹ֖שֶׁק1
- הָעֹ֥שֶׁק1
- מֵעֹ֣שֶׁק1
- מֵעֹ֙שֶׁק֙1
- עֹ֑שֶׁק1
- עֹ֥שֶׁק1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 11
- oppression3
- the oppression3
- [is] oppression1
- by the oppression1
- extortion1
- from oppression1
- from oppression of1
- in extortion1
- in oppression1
- oppression of1
- with the oppression1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · masculine singular5
- preposition + noun · masculine singular3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular3
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 5
- HR/Ncmsa · 3
- HTd/Ncmsa · 3
- HRd/Ncmsa · 2
- HNcmsc · 1
- HR/Ncmsc · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Ezekiel4 of 15 · 27%
- Psalms3 of 15 · 20%
- Isaiah3 of 15 · 20%
- Ecclesiastes2 of 15 · 13%
- Jeremiah2 of 15 · 13%
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Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 62:10בְעֹשֶׁק֮veoshekpreposition + noun · masculine singularPlace no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.here: in extortion
- Psalms 73:8עֹ֑שֶׁקʾosheknoun · masculine singularThey mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.here: oppression
- Psalms 119:134מֵעֹ֣שֶׁקmeoshekpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.here: from oppression of
Ecclesiastes2 occurrences
- Ecclesiastes 5:8עֹ֣שֶׁקʾosheknoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.here: oppression of
- Ecclesiastes 7:7הָעֹ֖שֶׁקhaoshekthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSurely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.here: the oppression
Isaiah3 occurrences
- Isaiah 30:12בְּעֹ֣שֶׁקbeoshekpreposition + noun · masculine singularTherefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,here: in oppression
- Isaiah 54:14מֵעֹ֙שֶׁק֙meoshekpreposition + noun · masculine singularIn righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.here: from oppression
- Isaiah 59:13עֹ֣שֶׁקʾosheknoun · masculine singularrebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.here: oppression
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 6:6עֹ֥שֶׁקʾosheknoun · masculine singularFor this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst.here: [is] oppression
- Jeremiah 22:17הָעֹ֥שֶׁקhaoshekthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”here: the oppression
Ezekiel4 occurrences
- Ezekiel 18:18עֹ֗שֶׁקʾosheknoun · masculine singularAs for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.here: extortion
- Ezekiel 22:7בַעֹ֖שֶׁקvaoshekpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularFather and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.here: with the oppression
- Ezekiel 22:12בַּעֹ֔שֶׁקbaoshekpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularIn you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.here: by the oppression
- Ezekiel 22:29עֹ֔שֶׁקʾosheknoun · masculine singularThe people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.here: oppression