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יָנָה

ya.nah

to oppress

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Strong’s H3238Verb20 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

you will maltreat3

oppressor3

you maltreat2

he has oppressed2

they have maltreated2

you must maltreat1

let us oppress1

opressors1

In the text

Exodus 22:21תוֹנֶה
You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 19:33תוֹנוּ
When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.
Deuteronomy 23:16תּוֹנֶנּוּ ס
Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not oppress him.
Psalm 74:8נִינָם
They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.
Jeremiah 22:3תֹּנוּ
This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.
Ezekiel 18:7יוֹנֶה
He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[יָנָה] vb. suppress (?), oppress, maltreat

Qal suppress (?)

Hiph. oppress, maltreat

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.