יָנָה

Strong’s Definition

to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

destroy, (thrust out by) oppress(-ing, -ion, -or), proud, vex, do violence.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to oppress, suppress, treat violently, maltreat, vex, do wrong
• 2.(qal) to oppress, suppress
• 3.(hiphil) to treat violently, maltreat

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yânâh; Pronunciation: yaw-naw'