# מַעֲשַׁקָּה (maashaqah)

Israeli respelling: ma-a-sha-qah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H4642. 2 Old Testament occurrences.

oppression

King James renderings: oppression, [idiom] oppressor.

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

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/maashaqah-h4642

## Occurrences

- [Proverbs 28:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/28/16) — The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
- [Isaiah 33:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/33/15) — He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of brib…