Hebrew word · H2541

חָמוֹץ

chamotz

oppression

Appears once in the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

the oppressor, the ruthless

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Isaiah · 1

  1. Isaiah 1:17 חָמ֑וֹץ [the] oppressor

    Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

    Here: This word appears only here in the Bible. The vowels as written mark someone who does something: 'the ruthless one, the oppressor,' related to ḥômēṣ, 'ruthless man,' in Psalm 71:4. Ancient translators read it as 'the one wronged.' Either way the line deals with the oppression of the weak by the strong.

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.