מַעֲשַׁקָּה
maʿăšaqqâ
extortionate act
Strong's H4642NounHebrewTWOT 1713e

מַעֲשַׁקָּה (maʿăšaqqâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning extortionate act. It appears 2 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4642).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1713e)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1713e)extortionate act; oppression
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מַעֲשַׁקָּה: extortionate act

Strong's H4642 מַעֲשַׁקָּה: oppression
KJV:oppression, × oppressor.

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 1713: עָשַׁק ʿāšaq — oppress, wrong, extort; press upon, defraud, violate, overflow; get deceitfully, deceive, drink up, oppression

See it in Scripture

Proverbs 28:16Isaiah 33:15

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