# H4642 מַעֲשַׁקָּה

מַעֲשַׁקָּה (maʻăshaqqâh), Strong’s H4642: oppression KJV: oppression, [idiom] oppressor.. Occurs 2 times.

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*maʻăshaqqâh* — oppression

KJV: oppression, [idiom] oppressor.

Derived from [עָשַׁק ʻâshaq](https://besorah.bible/word/H6231) (to press upon)

Occurs 2 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [מַעֲשַׁקָּה] extortionate act

## Where it occurs
- [Isaiah 33:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/33?v=15) — He who walks righteously and speaks blamelessly, he who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands…
- [Proverbs 28:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/28?v=16) — A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.