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ʿōšeq עֹ֫שֶׁק ‘oppression’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿāšaq עָשַׁק ‘to oppress’
Roots: עשׁק

ʿōšeq n, m
1) oppression, extortion, injury
 1a) oppression
 1b) extortion
 1c) gain by extortion

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 5:23 Isaiah 59:13, 54:14, 30:12 Jeremiah 22:17, 6:6 Ezekiel 18:18, 22:7, 22:29, 22:12 Psalms 119:134, 62:11, 73:8 Ecclesiastes 7:7, 5:7

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