Tokh תֹּךְ
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| תֹּךְ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tokh |
| Strong's number | H8496 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | oppression |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (3) |
Tokh (Hebrew תֹּךְ, Strong's H8496) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “oppression”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) injury, oppression, oppressor
2) (TWOT) fraud, deceit, deceitful
Also means: ta.khakh (תָּכָךְ "deceitful" H8501)
2) (TWOT) fraud, deceit, deceitful
Also means: ta.khakh (תָּכָךְ "deceitful" H8501)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | deceit (2), fraud (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | oppression (2), violence (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tokh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
- Psalm 55:11Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
- Psalm 72:14He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 29:13The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lighteneth both their eyes.The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
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).