What does יָנָה (yānāh) mean in the Bible?
יָנָה (yānāh): Rage that manifests as oppression; violence directed at suppression of the vulnerable through aggressive domination.
Hebrew · H3238
יָנָה
To rage or be violent ; by implication, to suppress , to maltreat
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יָנָה H3238
Pronunciation yānāh
What does יָנָה (yānāh) mean in the Bible?
יָנָה (yānāh): Rage that manifests as oppression; violence directed at suppression of the vulnerable through aggressive domination.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3238?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include oppress (4), of the oppressor (2), take advantage (2), are oppressed (1), by evicting them (1).
Where does יָנָה (yānāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 22:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (7), Jeremiah (4), Leviticus (3), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It oppress 4× Leviticus 19:33, Ezekiel 18:7, Ezekiel 18:16, Ezekiel 45:8
of the oppressor 2× Jeremiah 25:38, Jeremiah 46:16
take advantage 2× Leviticus 25:14, Leviticus 25:17
are oppressed 1× Ezekiel 22:7
by evicting them 1× Ezekiel 46:18
exploit 1× Exodus 22:21
He oppresses 1× Ezekiel 18:12
I will make your oppressors 1× Isaiah 49:26
of oppressors 1× Zephaniah 3:1
oppress him 1× Deuteronomy 23:16
the oppressor’s 1× Jeremiah 50:16
They have oppressed 1× Ezekiel 22:29
We will crush them 1× Psalms 74:8
wrong 1× Jeremiah 22:3
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 22:21 תוֹנֶ֖ה to exploit Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Leviticus 19:33 תוֹנ֖וּ to oppress Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Leviticus 25:14 תּוֹנ֖וּ to take advantage Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Leviticus 25:17 תוֹנוּ֙ to take advantage Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Deuteronomy 23:16 תּוֹנֶֽנּוּ׃ס to oppress him Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Psalms 74:8 נִינָ֣ם to We will crush them Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person masculine plural Isaiah 49:26 מוֹנַ֙יִךְ֙ to I will make your oppressors Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Jeremiah 22:3 תֹּנוּ֙ to wrong Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Jeremiah 25:38 הַיּוֹנָ֔ה to of the oppressor Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Jeremiah 46:16 הַיּוֹנָֽה׃ to of the oppressor Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 22:21
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 8
Exodus 1 Leviticus 3 Deuteronomy 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 7 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
הוֹנָ֔ה 2x hō·w·nāh Ezekiel 18:12, Ezekiel 18:16
הַיּוֹנָ֔ה 2x hay·yō·w·nāh Jeremiah 25:38, Jeremiah 50:16
הַיּוֹנָֽה׃ 2x hay·yō·w·nāh Jeremiah 46:16, Zephaniah 3:1
ה֥וֹנוּ 1x hō·w·nū Ezekiel 22:7
הוֹנ֔וּ 1x hō·w·nū Ezekiel 22:29
יוֹנֶ֔ה 1x yō·w·neh Ezekiel 18:7
יוֹנ֨וּ 1x yō·w·nū Ezekiel 45:8
לְהֽוֹנֹתָם֙ 1x lə·hō·w·nō·ṯām Ezekiel 46:18
Parsing patterns
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular 4x Jeremiah 25:38, Jeremiah 46:16, Jeremiah 50:16, Zephaniah 3:1
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural 4x Leviticus 19:33, Leviticus 25:14, Leviticus 25:17, Jeremiah 22:3
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Ezekiel 22:7, Ezekiel 22:29
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Ezekiel 18:12, Ezekiel 18:16
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 46:18
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x Exodus 22:21
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 23:16
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 45:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Rage that manifests as oppression; violence directed at suppression of the vulnerable through aggressive domination.
Strong's H3238
Lexical occurrences 19 verses Word forms 1 form 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Leviticus 19:33-34 Source Gloss
to rage or be violent ; by implication, to suppress , to maltreat
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Rage that manifests as oppression; violence directed at suppression of the vulnerable through aggressive domination.
to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat BDB: suppress Usage: destroy, (thrust out by) oppress(-ing, -ion, -or), proud, vex, do violence.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 11
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 11×
Imperfect Lev 19:33 · Lev 25:17 · Exod 22:20 · Ezek 18:7 · Ezek 45:8 5×
Perfect Ezek 18:12 · Ezek 18:16 · Ezek 22:7 · Ezek 22:29 4×
Jussive Jer 22:3 · Lev 25:14 2×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
prohibition against maltreatment or oppression of resident aliens
Showing 1 selected witness from 19 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
יָנָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G2388 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain