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Hebrew - English Dictionary

H5065 - Oppressed

Strong's No.:H5065

Hebrew:נָגַשׂ

Transliteration:nâgas

Phonetic:naw-gas'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:{distress} {driver} exact ({-or}) oppress ({-or}) X-(idiom) raiser of {taxes} taskmaster.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to drive (an {animal} a {workman} a {debtor} an army); by implication to {tax} {harass } tyrannize


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to press, drive, oppress, exact, exert demanding pressure

a. (Qal)

1. to press, drive

2. to exact

3. driver, taskmaster, ruler, oppressor, tyrant, lord, exactor of tribute (participle)

b. (Niphal) to be hard pressed


Bible References:
Oppressed

Translation
Occurrences:
distressed ( 2 )
driver ( 1 )
exact ( 3 )
exacted ( 1 )
exactors ( 1 )
oppressed ( 2 )
oppressor ( 5 )
oppressors ( 2 )
taskmasters ( 5 )
taxes ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.