What does עֹשֶׁק (ʿōšeq) mean in the Bible?
עֹשֶׁק (ʿōšeq): Oppression as systemic injustice: wrongful gain extracted through power abuse, causing concrete harm and distress to victims.
Hebrew · H6233
עֹשֶׁק
Injury , fraud , (subjectively) distress , (concretely) unjust gain
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עֹשֶׁק H6233
Pronunciation ʿōšeq
What does עֹשֶׁק (ʿōšeq) mean in the Bible?
עֹשֶׁק (ʿōšeq): Oppression as systemic injustice: wrongful gain extracted through power abuse, causing concrete harm and distress to victims.
Full entry for עֹשֶׁק (H6233) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6233?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include extortion (4), oppression (3), - (1), . . . (1), and extort (1).
Where does עֹשֶׁק (ʿōšeq) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 6:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (4), Isaiah (3), Psalms (3), Ecclesiastes (2).
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 extortion 4× Ecclesiastes 7:7, Jeremiah 22:17, Ezekiel 18:18, Ezekiel 22:29
oppression 3× Psalms 73:8, Isaiah 59:13, Jeremiah 6:6
- 1× Leviticus 6:4
. . . 1× Ezekiel 22:7
and extort 1× Ezekiel 22:12
from oppression 1× Isaiah 54:14
from the oppression 1× Psalms 119:134
in extortion 1× Psalms 62:10
in oppression 1× Isaiah 30:12
the oppression 1× Ecclesiastes 5:8
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Leviticus 6:4 הָעֹ֙שֶׁק֙ to - Article | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 62:10 בְעֹשֶׁק֮ to in extortion Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 73:8 עֹ֑שֶׁק to oppression Noun - masculine singular Psalms 119:134 מֵעֹ֣שֶׁק to from the oppression Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Ecclesiastes 5:8 עֹ֣שֶׁק to the oppression Noun - masculine singular construct Ecclesiastes 7:7 הָעֹ֖שֶׁק to extortion Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 30:12 בְּעֹ֣שֶׁק to in oppression Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 54:14 מֵעֹ֙שֶׁק֙ to from oppression Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 59:13 עֹ֣שֶׁק to oppression Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 6:6 עֹ֥שֶׁק to oppression Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 6:4
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 6
Leviticus 1 Psalms 3 Ecclesiastes 2 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 4
Source forms
עֹ֣שֶׁק 2x ‘ō·šeq Ecclesiastes 5:8, Isaiah 59:13
בְעֹשֶׁק֮ 1x ḇə·‘ō·šeq Psalms 62:10
בְּעֹ֣שֶׁק 1x bə·‘ō·šeq Isaiah 30:12
בַעֹ֖שֶׁק 1x ḇa·‘ō·šeq Ezekiel 22:7
בַּעֹ֔שֶׁק 1x ba·‘ō·šeq Ezekiel 22:12
הָעֹ֙שֶׁק֙ 1x hā·‘ō·šeq Leviticus 6:4
הָעֹ֖שֶׁק 1x hā·‘ō·šeq Ecclesiastes 7:7
הָעֹ֥שֶׁק 1x hā·‘ō·šeq Jeremiah 22:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x Psalms 73:8, Isaiah 59:13, Jeremiah 6:6, Ezekiel 18:18
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Leviticus 6:4, Ecclesiastes 7:7, Jeremiah 22:17
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 62:10, Isaiah 30:12
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Ezekiel 22:7, Ezekiel 22:12
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ecclesiastes 5:8
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 54:14
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 119:134
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Oppression as systemic injustice: wrongful gain extracted through power abuse, causing concrete harm and distress to victims.
Source Gloss
injury , fraud , (subjectively) distress , (concretely) unjust gain
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Oppression as systemic injustice: wrongful gain extracted through power abuse, causing concrete harm and distress to victims.
injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain BDB: oppression Usage: cruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten).
Grammatical Forms
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Biblical Witnesses
Social violence and injustice that must be punished by divine judgment
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Word Origins
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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