Hebrew word study

עָשַׁקʻâshaq — to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow

Pronounced “aw-shak'”

to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow

Translated in the King James as: get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).

Appears 36 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root (compare H6229 (עָשַׂק));

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