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ʿāšūqīm עָשׁוּקִים ‘oppression’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: passive participle of ʿāšaq עָשַׁק ‘to oppress’
Roots: עשׁק

ʿāšūqīm n, m
1) oppression, extortion

Mentioned in Hosea 5:11 Amos 3:9 Job 35:9 Ecclesiastes 4:1

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