עָשַׁק

Strong’s Definition

to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (compare H6229 (עָשַׂק));

KJV Usage

get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(pual) to be exploited, be crushed

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻâshaq; Pronunciation: aw-shak'