Hebrew word study

לָחַץlâchats — properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distress

Pronounced “law-khats'”

properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distress

Translated in the King James as: afflict, crush, force, hold fast, oppress(-or), thrust self.

Appears 19 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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