לַחַץ
laḥaṣ
oppression
Strong's H3906NounHebrewTWOT 1106a

לַחַץ (laḥaṣ) is a Hebrew noun meaning oppression. It appears 12 times in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3906).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1106a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1106a)oppression, distress; affliction
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

לַ֫חַץ noun, masculine: oppression, distress

Strong's H3906 לַחַץ: distress
KJV:affliction, oppression.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1106: לָחַץ lāḥaṣ — squeeze, press, oppress; squeeze oneself; distress; afflict, crush, force, hold fast, oppressor, thrust self

See it in Scripture

Exodus 3:9Deuteronomy 26:72 Kings 13:4

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