Know the Word.

Hebrew word

ʻâshaq

aw-shak'

עָשַׁק

What it means

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root (compare ʻâsaq (עָשַׂק))

How the King James translates it

  • oppressed10
  • oppress7
  • oppresseth3
  • defrauded2
  • wrong2
  • deceived1
  • gotten1
  • defraud1

Every place it appears 32

Leviticus6:26:419:13
Deuteronomy24:1428:2928:33
1 Samuel12:312:4
1 Chronicles16:21
Ecclesiastes4:1
Isaiah23:1252:4
Ezekiel18:1822:29
Hosea5:11
Amos4:1
Micah2:2
Zechariah7:10
Malachi3:5