מַעֲשַׁקָּה
maashaka · oppression, extortion
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4642 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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maashaka (מַעֲשַׁקָּה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “oppression, extortion”.
How to say it
ma·a·sha·ka
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Abuses and frauds by which gain is wrung from others.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Proverbs 28:16
A prince lacking insight is also great in oppressions; whoever hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
- Isaiah 33:15
He who walks in righteous deeds and speaks uprightly, who rejects the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from holding a bribe, who stops his ear from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,