לַחַץlachats

Same root

• לָחַץlâchats · H3905properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distress

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 3:9 Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them.
• Deuteronomy 26:7 we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors. He heard our cries and saw our hardship, toil, and oppression.
• 1 Kings 22:27 Give them this order from the king: ‘Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I return safely from the battle!’”
• 2 Kings 13:4 Then Jehoahaz prayed for the Lord’s help, and the Lord heard his prayer, for he could see how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 18:26 Give them this order from the king: ‘Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I return safely from the battle!’”
• Job 36:15 But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer. For he gets their attention through adversity.