Bible Dictionary: Oppressor

◄ Oppressor ►

Jump to: Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.

Strong's Hebrew

6216. ashoq -- oppressor, extortioner
... 6215, 6216. ashoq. 6217 . oppressor, extortioner. Transliteration: ashoq
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-shoke') Short Definition: oppressor. ...
/hebrew/6216.htm - 6k

4642. maashaqqah -- extortionate act
... maashaqqah. 4643 . extortionate act. Transliteration: maashaqqah Phonetic Spelling:
(mah-ash-ak-kaw') Short Definition: oppressor. ... oppression, oppressor. ...
/hebrew/4642.htm - 6k

2555. chamas -- violence, wrong
... cruelty, damage, false, injustice, oppressor, unrighteous, violence against,
done,. From chamac; violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. ...
/hebrew/2555.htm - 6k

6693. tsuq -- to constrain, bring into straits, press upon
... Definition to constrain, bring into straits, press upon NASB Word Usage bring distress
(1), constrains (1), distress (2), oppress (3), oppressor (2), pressed (1 ...
/hebrew/6693.htm - 6k

6184. arits -- awe-inspiring, terror-striking
... men (2). mighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, terrible, violent. From
arats; fearful, ie Powerful or tyrannical -- mighty, oppressor ...
/hebrew/6184.htm - 6k

5065. nagas -- to press, drive, oppress, exact
... to press, drive, oppress, exact NASB Word Usage drive hard (1), driver (1), exact
(2), exacted (1), hard-pressed (2), oppressed (2), oppressor (4), oppressors ...
/hebrew/5065.htm - 6k

7429. ramas -- to trample
... oppressor, stamp upon, trample under feet, tread down, upon. A primitive
root; to tread upon (as a potter, in walking or abusively ...
/hebrew/7429.htm - 6k

3238. yanah -- to oppress, maltreat, perhaps suppress
... to oppress, maltreat, perhaps suppress NASB Word Usage do him wrong (1), mistreat
(2), oppress (3), oppresses (1), oppressing (1), oppressor (2), oppressors (1 ...
/hebrew/3238.htm - 6k

8437. tolal -- perhaps to be wasted
... Tilon. From yalal; causing to howl, ie An oppressor -- that wasted. see HEBREW
yalal. 8436, 8437. tolal. 8438 . Strong's Numbers.
/hebrew/8437.htm - 6k

3905. lachats -- to squeeze, press, oppress
... oppressing (2), oppressors (3), pressed (2). afflict, crush, force, hold
fast, oppressor, thrust self. A primitive root; properly, to ...
/hebrew/3905.htm - 6k

Library

Habakkuk
... In contrast to the stupid and impotent gods worshipped by the oppressor is the great
God of Israel, whose temple is in the heavens, and before whom the earth ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/habakkuk.htm

The Kingdom and the King
... and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.4. For Thou hast broken the yoke of
His burden, and the staff of His shoulder, the rod of His oppressor, as in ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the kingdom and the king.htm

Zion Awakened
... that stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fearest
continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he ...
/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/zion awakened.htm

Israel in Egypt
... Affrighted Israel beheld her infuriated oppressor close at her rear, and trembled
for the issue"the hearts of the people failed them while they saw their ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/israel in egypt.htm

Rhapsody
... prose and verse: the prose is Divine denunciation, the verse passages are the imagined
triumphing of the down-trodden nations over their fallen oppressor. ...
/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/rhapsody 2.htm

M. Mrs. Follen. Prayer for the Slave.
... break th' oppressor's rod. ... 5 Love to man, and love to God, Are the weapons of our
war; These can break th' oppressor's rod" Burst the bonds that we abhor. ...
/.../various/book of hymns for public and private devotion/581 7s m mrs follen.htm

That God Would Hear the Cries of the Slave.
... break th' oppressor's rod. ... 5 Love to man, and love to God, Are the weapons of our
war; These can break the oppressor's rod" Burst the bonds that we abhor. ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/802 that god would.htm

Imprisonment and Death of John
... And now from his dungeon he watched for the Lion of the tribe of Judah to cast down
the pride of the oppressor, and to deliver the poor and him that cried. ...
/.../white/the desire of ages/chapter 22 imprisonment and death.htm

The Marvels of Holy Scripture, --Moral and Physical. --Jael's Deed ...
... is left alone, distracted with anxiety, in the tent;"when, weak and unprotected
woman as she is, she beholds the Captain of the hateful oppressor of God's ...
/.../burgon/inspiration and interpretation/sermon vii the marvels of.htm

The God of all Comfort
... You have feared continually every day the fury of the oppressor,' and have forgotten
me who have stretched forth the heavens and laid the foundations of the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/smith/the god of all comfort/chapter 3 the god of.htm

Thesaurus

Oppressor (28 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Oppressor (28 Occurrences). ... Esther 8:1 On that day did
king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' oppressor to Esther the queen. ...
/o/oppressor.htm - 15k

Nahum (3 Occurrences)
... Judah had suffered much from the proud Assyrian, and it is not difficult to understand
how, with the doom of the cruel oppressor imminent, a prophet-patriot ...
/n/nahum.htm - 21k

Forgettest (6 Occurrences)
... that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and
hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if ...
/f/forgettest.htm - 8k

Founding (4 Occurrences)
... thy maker, Who is stretching out the heavens, and founding earth, And thou dost
fear continually all the day, Because of the fury of the oppressor, As he hath ...
/f/founding.htm - 8k

Fearest (10 Occurrences)
... that stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fearest
continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he ...
/f/fearest.htm - 9k

Prepareth (21 Occurrences)
... stretched out the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and thou art afraid
continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he ...
/p/prepareth.htm - 13k

Robbed (27 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 21:12 House of David, thus says Yahweh, Execute justice in the morning,
and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath ...
/r/robbed.htm - 14k

Constant (16 Occurrences)
... Maker, that stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth;
and fearest continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, as he ...
/c/constant.htm - 12k

Plundered (44 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 21:12 O house of David, thus said Jehovah: Decide ye judgment at morning,
And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, Lest My fury go ...
/p/plundered.htm - 19k

Foundations (49 Occurrences)
... Maker, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and
fear continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he ...
/f/foundations.htm - 21k

Bible Concordance

Oppressor (28 Occurrences)

Luke 18:3 And in the same town was a widow who repeatedly came and entreated him, saying, "'Give me justice and stop my oppressor.'
(WEY)

1 Samuel 2:32 And thou shalt see an oppressor in my habitation, amidst all the good that shall be done to Israel; and there shall not be an old man in thy house for ever.
(DBY)

Esther 8:1 On that day did king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' oppressor to Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was to her.
(DBY)

Esther 9:10 the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the oppressor of the Jews, they slew; but they laid not their hands on the prey.
(DBY)

Esther 9:24 For Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the oppressor of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them and to destroy them;
(DBY)

Job 3:18 There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
(KJV WBS)

Job 6:23 or,'Deliver me from the adversary's hand?' or,'Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?'
(Root in WEB JPS ASV DBY RSV)

Job 15:20 the wicked man writhes in pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Psalms 72:4 He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 78:42 They remembered not his hand, the day when he delivered them from the oppressor,
(DBY NIV)

Psalms 78:61 And gave his strength into captivity, and his glory into the hand of the oppressor;
(DBY)

Psalms 107:2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the oppressor,
(DBY)

Proverbs 3:31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
(KJV WBS)

Proverbs 14:31 An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.
(YLT)

Proverbs 28:16 The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Proverbs 29:13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 9:4 For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 14:4 that you will take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, "How the oppressor has ceased! The golden city has ceased!"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 16:4 Let my outcasts dwell with you! As for Moab, be a hiding place for him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortioner is brought to nothing. Destruction ceases. The oppressors are consumed out of the land.
(Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 51:13 and have forgotten Yahweh your Maker, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fear continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he makes ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 21:12 House of David, thus says Yahweh, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 22:3 Thus says Yahweh: Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 25:38 He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
(KJV DBY WBS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 46:16 He hath multiplied the stumbling, Yea one hath fallen upon his neighbour, And they say: Rise, and we turn back to our people, And unto the land of our birth, Because of the oppressing sword.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 50:16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, And him handling the sickle in the time of harvest, Because of the oppressing sword, Each unto his people -- they turn, And each to his land -- they flee.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 11:20 Then shall stand up in his place one who shall cause a tax collector to pass through the kingdom to maintain its glory; but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. Habakkuk
(See NAS)

Zechariah 9:8 I will encamp around my house against the army, that none pass through or return; and no oppressor will pass through them any more: for now I have seen with my eyes.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Zechariah 10:4 Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
(KJV WBS)

Subtopics

Oppressor

Related Terms

Nahum (3 Occurrences)

Forgettest (6 Occurrences)

Founding (4 Occurrences)

Fearest (10 Occurrences)

Prepareth (21 Occurrences)

Robbed (27 Occurrences)

Constant (16 Occurrences)

Plundered (44 Occurrences)