H4642: מַעֲשַׁקָּה
maʻăshaqqâh · pronounced mah-ash-ak-kaw' · “oppression”
Definition
oppression
KJV translates it as: oppression, [idiom] oppressor.
Word origin: from H6231 (עָשַׁק);
Extended definition
extortionate deed, extortion
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4642 is translated
- extortions ×2
Bible verses with H4642 (maʻăshaqqâh)
Maʻăshaqqâh appears in 2 verses.
- Proverbs 28:16
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
- Isaiah 33:15
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;