Quick Definition
to oppress
Strong's Definition
to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: distress, driver, exact(-or), oppress(-or), [idiom] raiser of taxes, taskmaster.
TWOT Reference: 1296
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to press, drive, oppress, exact, exert demanding pressure
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to press, drive
1a2) to exact
1a3) driver, taskmaster, ruler, oppressor, tyrant, lord, exactor of tribute (participle)
1b) (Niphal) to be hard pressed
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to press, drive, oppress, exact, exert demanding pressure
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to press, drive
1a2) to exact
1a3) driver, taskmaster, ruler, oppressor, tyrant, lord, exactor of tribute (participle)
1b) (Niphal) to be hard pressed
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
נָגַשׂ
nâgaś
BDB Definition:
1) to press, drive, oppress, exact, exert demanding pressure
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to press, drive
1a2) to exact
1a3) driver, taskmaster, ruler, oppressor, tyrant, lord, exactor of tribute (participle)
1b) (Niphal) to be hard pressed
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1296
Total KJV Occurrences: 23