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Proverbs 14:31
“He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עָשַׁקʻâshaq · aw-shak'
H6231 · Hebrew
H6231 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
- Derivation
- a primitive root (compare H6229 (עָשַׂק));
- KJV renderings
- get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).
- Grammar
- עֹ֣שֵֽׁק — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 36 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 5:21Leviticus 5:23Leviticus 19:13Deuteronomy 24:14Deuteronomy 28:29
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עָשַׁק here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.