עָשַׁקʻâshaq

Meanings

Same root

• עָשַׂקʻâsaq · H6229to press upon, i.e. quarrel
• מַעֲשַׁקָּהmaʻăshaqqâh · H4642oppression
• עָשׁוֹקʻâshôwq · H6216oppressive (as noun, a tyrant)
• עָשׁוּקʻâshûwq · H6217used in plural masculine as abstractly, tyranny
• עֵשֶׁקʻÊsheq · H6232Eshek, an Israelite
• עֹשֶׁקʻôsheq · H6233injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain

Where it appears

Appears 36 times in the Bible.

• Leviticus 6:2 “Suppose one of you sins against your associate and is unfaithful to the Lord. Suppose you cheat in a deal involving a security deposit, or you steal or commit fraud,
• Leviticus 6:4 If you have sinned in any of these ways, you are guilty. You must give back whatever you stole, or the money you took by extortion, or the security deposit, or the lost property you found,
• Leviticus 19:13 “Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. “Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay.
• Deuteronomy 24:14 “Never take advantage of poor and destitute laborers, whether they are fellow Israelites or foreigners living in your towns.
• Deuteronomy 28:29 You will grope around in broad daylight like a blind person groping in the darkness, but you will not find your way. You will be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will come to save you.
• Deuteronomy 28:33 A foreign nation you have never heard about will eat the crops you worked so hard to grow. You will suffer under constant oppression and harsh treatment.