מַעֲשַׁקֹּות

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H4642

extortionate act — used 2 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

extortionate act tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

מַעֲשַׁקָּה: n.f. extortionate act tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.f. extortionate act;—pl. abs. רַב מַעֲשַׁקּוֹת Pr 28:16 great in extortions; בֶּצַע מ׳ Is 33:15 gain of extortions.

Why these entries: BDB: another headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: another headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: of extortion(s) (2).

In the verses

Proverbs 28:16 · tree →

נָגִ֗יד חֲסַ֣ר תְּ֭בוּנוֹת וְרַ֥ב מַעֲשַׁקּ֑וֹת שֹׂ֥נֵא בֶ֝֗צַע יַאֲרִ֥יךְ יָמִֽים׃פ

Word for word: a.ruler lacking of.understanding(s) and great of.extortion(s) [one.who].hates unjust.gain he.will.prolong days

JPS 1917: The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

Isaiah 33:15 · tree →

הֹלֵ֣ךְ צְדָק֔וֹת וְדֹבֵ֖ר מֵֽישָׁרִ֑ים מֹאֵ֞ס בְּבֶ֣צַע מַעֲשַׁקּ֗וֹת נֹעֵ֤ר כַּפָּיו֙ מִתְּמֹ֣ךְ בַּשֹּׁ֔חַד אֹטֵ֤ם אָזְנוֹ֙ מִשְּׁמֹ֣עַ דָּמִ֔ים וְעֹצֵ֥ם עֵינָ֖יו מֵרְא֥וֹת בְּרָֽע׃

Word for word: [one.who].walks righteousness(es) and [one.who].speaks uprightness(es) [one.who].rejects (in).unjust gain of.extortion(s) [one.who].shakes palms his from taking.hold on (the) bribe [one.who].shuts ear his from hearing blood(s) and [one.who].shuts eyes his from looking on evil

JPS 1917: He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil;

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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