עֹשֶׁקʻôsheq

Meanings

Same root

• עָשַׁקʻâshaq · H6231to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
• עׇשְׁקָהʻoshqâh · H6234anguish

Where it appears

Appears 15 times in the Bible.

• 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,
• Psalms 62:10 Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life.
• Psalms 73:8 They scoff and speak only evil; in their pride they seek to crush others.
• Psalms 119:134 Ransom me from the oppression of evil people; then I can obey your commandments.
• Ecclesiastes 5:8 Don’t be surprised if you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and if justice is being miscarried throughout the land. For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.
• Ecclesiastes 7:7 Extortion turns wise people into fools, and bribes corrupt the heart.