# עָשׁוּק (ashuq)

Israeli respelling: ashuq. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H6217. 3 Old Testament occurrences.

used in plural masculine as abstractly, tyranny

King James renderings: oppressed(-ion). (Doubtful.)

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/ashuq-h6217

## Occurrences

- [Job 35:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/35/9) — By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
- [Ecclesiastes 4:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/4/1) — So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had…
- [Amos 3:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/amos/3/9) — Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and…