What does תֹּךְ mean in the Bible?
תֹּךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "oppression".
Hebrew · H8496
תֹּךְ
Oppression
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תֹּךְ H8496
What does תֹּךְ mean in the Bible?
תֹּךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "oppression".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8496?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), and violence (1), from oppression (1), oppression (1).
Where does תֹּךְ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 10:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), Proverbs (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 . . . 1× Proverbs 29:13
and violence 1× Psalms 10:7
from oppression 1× Psalms 72:14
oppression 1× Psalms 55:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 10:7
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Psalms 3 Proverbs 1
Source forms
וָתֹ֑ךְ 1x wā·ṯōḵ Psalms 10:7
מִתּ֣וֹךְ 1x mit·tō·wḵ Psalms 72:14
תֹּ֣ךְ 1x tōḵ Psalms 55:11
תְּכָכִ֣ים 1x tə·ḵā·ḵîm Proverbs 29:13
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 10:7
Noun - masculine plural 1x Proverbs 29:13
Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 55:11
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 72:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. oppression
Source Gloss
oppression
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
oppression BDB: injury Usage: deceit, fraud.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תֹּךְ is built from this root:
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