1) to squeeze, press, oppress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to squeeze, press 1a2) to oppress 1b) (Niphal) to squeeze oneself
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H3905 — לָחַץ
la.chats · to oppress · Hebrew/Aramaic
18 tagged verse occurrences
Exodus 3:9 · לֹחֲצִ֥יםAnd now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.Exodus 22:21 · תִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּYou must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.Exodus 23:9 · תִלְחָ֑ץDo not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.Numbers 22:25 · וַתִּלָּחֵץ֙ · וַתִּלְחַ֛ץAnd the donkey saw the angel of the LORD and pressed herself against the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat her once again.Judges 1:34 · וַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּThe Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.Judges 2:18 · לֹחֲצֵיהֶ֖םWhenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.Judges 4:3 · לָחַ֞ץThen the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.Judges 6:9 · לֹחֲצֵיכֶ֑םI delivered you out of the hands of Egypt and all your oppressors. I drove them out before you and gave you their land.Judges 10:12 · לָחֲצ֖וּSidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands?1 Samuel 10:18 · הַלֹּחֲצִ֖יםand said to the Israelites, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hands of the Egyptians and of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’2 Kings 6:32 · וּלְחַצְתֶּ֤םNow Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”2 Kings 13:4 · לָחַ֥ץThen Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel.2 Kings 13:22 · לָחַ֖ץAnd Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.Psalm 56:1 · יִלְחָצֵֽנִי׃For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.Psalm 106:42 · וַיִּלְחָצ֥וּםTheir enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand.Isaiah 19:20 · לֹֽחֲצִ֔יםIt will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them.Jeremiah 30:20 · לֹחֲצָֽיו׃Their children will be as in days of old, and their congregation will be established before Me; and I will punish all their oppressors.Amos 6:14 · וְלָחֲצ֥וּFor behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.”