עׇשְׁקָה
𐤏𐤔𐤒𐤄
ʻoshqâh
H6234 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A state or condition of oppression, exploitation, or extortion; specifically, the wrongful deprivation of rights or property, often by the powerful against the vulnerable, typically in social or legal contexts involving economic injustice. The term emphasizes the impact and experience of being subjected to oppression, rather than the act of oppressing itself.
Semantic Range
oppression, state of being oppressed, extortion, exploitation, wrongful deprivation, social or economic injustice
Root / Etymology
From the root עָשַׁק (ʿ-š-q), meaning 'to oppress, extort, wrong.' עׇשְׁקָה is a feminine nominal form, indicating the state or result of the action of oppressing or extorting.
Historical & Contextual Notes
עׇשְׁקָה appears infrequently and is used primarily in legal or prophetic contexts to denote situations of exploitation or wrongful deprivation, particularly relating to land, property, or wages withheld from laborers. The term is closely related to the more common עֹשֶׁק (ʿōsheq, oppression, extortion), but עׇשְׁקָה typically emphasizes the ongoing state or the resulting experience of being wronged, rather than a specific act. During the monarchic and exilic periods, the word was used to protest social injustice, often in parallel with other terms for violence or injustice to stress the impact on the oppressed. Later developments in Judean and early post-exilic texts show an increasing use in legal literature and admonitions against social abuse. Modern translations often render עׇשְׁקָה as 'oppression' or 'extortion', but may underrepresent the social and economic dimensions of the term in ancient Israelite society.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
feminine of עֹשֶׁק; anguish; oppressed.
Bantu Hebrew
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עשק (ʿ-š-q) — oppress, extort, defraud, exploit
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H4642 | מַעֲשַׁקָּה | acts of exploitation |
| H6216 | עָשׁוֹק | oppressor |
| H6217 | עָשׁוּק | oppressed ones |
| H6229 | עָשַׂק | they oppressed one another |
| H6230 | עֵשֶׂק | Contention |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6234-01 |
עָֽשְׁקָה | asheqah | HNcfsa |
I am oppressed | state of oppression | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6234-01 |
Isaiah 38:14 | עָֽשְׁקָה | asheqah | HNcfsa |
I am oppressed | state of oppression |