מַעֲשַׁקּ֑וֹת — Proverbs 28:16 Hebrew Word Study

מַעֲשַׁקּ֑וֹת

𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤕

maashaqot

oppressions

from עָשַׁק; oppression; oppression, [idiom] oppressor.

Proverbs 28:16 · Word #5

Lexicon `H4642`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`f` — Feminine — Feminine
Number	`p` — Plural — Plural
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

oppressions

Root	עשק (ʿ-š-q)
Core Meanings	oppress, press hard upon, extort, defraud, exploit
Semantic Range	acts of oppression, instances of exploitation, extortions, fraudulent dealings; by extension, the condition produced by such acts or, idiomatically, those characterized by oppression.
Conceptual Significance	This term reflects the social injustices condemned in the Torah and Prophets, highlighting economic and legal exploitation of the vulnerable. It underscores covenantal ethics requiring justice, fairness, and protection of the weak within Israel’s community.
Morphological Notes	Common feminine plural noun in the absolute state from מַעֲשַׁקָּה; no pronominal suffix; denotes concrete or abstract instances of oppressive action.
Rendering Rationale	The noun derives from the root עשק, conveying the act of pressing upon or exploiting another. As a feminine plural absolute noun (cfpa), the form denotes multiple instances or acts of oppression, hence the plural “oppressions.”

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H6231-01`	ashaq	he pressed down in oppression
	ashaqetanu	you have pressed upon us
`H6231-02`	ashaqeti	I have oppressed
`H6234-01`	asheqah	oppression
`H6231-03`	ashequ	they have oppressed
`H6231-04`	ashuq	a pressed-down one
`H6231-05`	ashuqim	the pressed-upon ones (masculine plural)
`H6230-01`	eseq	Contention
	esheq	Oppression (a man named Oppression)
`H6217-01`	haashuqim	the oppressed ones
`H6231-06`	hameushaqah	the oppressed woman
`H6233-01`	haosheq	the act of oppression
	haosheqot	the oppressing women
	laashuqim	for the pressed-down ones
`H6231-07`	leasheqam	to press upon them
`H6231-08`	leosheqay	to my oppressing ones
`H6233-02`	meosheq	from oppression
	osheq	pressing-oppression
`H6233-03`	osheq	oppressive extortion
`H6231-09`	taashoq	you (masculine singular) oppress
`H6231-10`	taashoqu	you men will press down in oppression
`H6233-04`	vaosheq	in the oppression
`H6231-11`	veashequ	and they pressed down in oppression
`H6231-12`	veosheq	in crushing-oppression (m.s. noun); and an oppressing one (m.s. Qal participle)
`H6231-13`	yaashoq	he presses down in oppression

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Isaiah 33:15	מַעֲשַׁקּ֗וֹת	maashaqot	oppressions
Proverbs 28:16	מַעֲשַׁקּ֑וֹת	maashaqot	oppressions