לָחַץ

Strong’s Definition

properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distress

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

afflict, crush, force, hold fast, oppress(-or), thrust self.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to squeeze, press, oppress
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to squeeze oneself

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: lâchats; Pronunciation: law-khats'