Lachats לַ֫חַץ
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| לַ֫חַץ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | lachats |
| Strong's number | H3906 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | oppression |
| Occurrences | 12 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (3) |
Lachats (Hebrew לַ֫חַץ, Strong's H3906) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “oppression”. It occurs 12 times in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
oppression, distress, pressure
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | oppression (7), affliction (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | oppression (6), how severely (1), affliction (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Lachats, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 3:9Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 26:7And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 22:27And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 13:4And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 18:26And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
Job
- Job 36:15He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.
Psalms
- Psalm 42:9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”
- Psalm 43:2For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
- Psalm 44:24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?
Isaiah
- Isaiah 30:20And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself—with your own eyes you will see Him.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).