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yānā יָנָה ‘to oppress’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

yānā v
1) to oppress, suppress, treat violently, maltreat, vex, do wrong
 1a) (Qal) to oppress, suppress
 1b) (Hiphil) to treat violently, maltreat

Mentioned in Exodus 22:20 Codex Leviticus 25:14, 25:17, 19:33 Deuteronomy 23:17 Isaiah 49:26 Jeremiah 46:16, 50:16, 22:3, 25:38 Ezekiel 22:7, 18:12, 22:29, 45:8, 46:18, 18:7, 18:16 Zephaniah 3:1 Psalms 74:8

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