עֹ֣שֵֽׁק

𐤏𐤔𐤒

osheq

oppresses

a primitive root (compare עָשַׂק); to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow; get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).

H6231

Proverbs 22:16 · Word #1

Lexicon H6231

Lemmaעָשַׁק
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤔𐤒
Transliterationʻâshaq
Strong'sH6231
In-contextoppresses

Morphology HVqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H6231-14

pressing-oppression

Morphological NotesMasculine singular absolute noun (HNcmsa) from the root עשק. One attested form (עוֹשֵׁק) is a Qal masculine singular active participle meaning "one who presses/oppresses."
Rendering RationaleThe noun עֹשֶׁק (masculine singular absolute) derives from the root עשק, meaning to press upon or squeeze, hence to oppress or defraud. "Pressing-oppression" preserves the concrete root image of pressure while accurately reflecting the masculine singular noun form found in the morphology.

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Words from Root עשק (pressing, squeezing, oppression, exploitation, defrauding, violent seizure)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6231-01 ashaq he pressed down in oppression
H6231-02 ashaqetanu you have pressed upon us
H6231-03 ashaqeti I have oppressed

Word Usage (36 occurrences of H6231)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Leviticus 5:21 עָשַׁ֥ק ashaq he-oppresses
Leviticus 5:23 עָשָׁ֔ק ashaq he oppressed
Leviticus 19:13 תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק taashoq you-shall-oppress