Lexicon
עָשׁוֹק
a.shoq
H6216
H:N-M Hebrew

oppressor

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a.shoq denotes the person from whose hand the plundered are to be rescued in Jeremiah 22:3.

The attested use identifies a person whose hand holds the plundered, set within the command to do justice and rescue them in Jeremiah 22:3.

Senses in use

  1. Person from whose hand the plundered are rescued · dominant

    In Jeremiah 22:3, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the command to rescue the plundered from this person's hand. The APB renders the clause, “rescue the plundered from the hand of the oppressor,”.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 22:3, the APB presents the noun in the phrase “the hand of the oppressor.” This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause rather than a separate definition.

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