עֹ֫שֶׁק

Leviticus 6:4 הָעֹ֙שֶׁק֙ the oppression

once he has sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found,

Here: What he gained by abusing power over someone weaker, especially by holding back what was owed (Lev 19:13 uses the verb for keeping back a labourer's wages). Here it means the gain itself, which must be handed back.

Psalm 62:10 בְעֹשֶׁק֮ in extortion

Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

Here: Wealth squeezed out of weaker people by pressure: withheld wages, unjust exactions, abusing power. Rendered 'extortion' (BSB) or 'oppression' (KJV); both are part of it.

Psalm 73:8 עֹ֑שֶׁק oppression

They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.

Here: Exploiting the weak: extortion, cheating, defrauding, squeezing people for gain. A Masoretic mark (the athnach, the main pause in the verse) places it at the end of the first half, so the talk 'in evil' is talk about oppression. It is the content of their speech, perhaps boasted of or planned openly.

Psalm 119:134 מֵעֹ֣שֶׁק from oppression of

Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.

Ecclesiastes 5:8 עֹ֣שֶׁק oppression of

If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

Here: Exploitation by people with power, especially squeezing out wealth or labour by force or fraud. It picks up 4:1, where Qohelet watched 'all the oppressions done under the sun' and the tears of the oppressed.

Ecclesiastes 7:7 הָעֹ֖שֶׁק <the> oppression

Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Here: The hard squeezing of the weak by the strong, especially for money. With the article ('the extortion') it names a familiar evil. It can mean the act of oppressing, or the profit squeezed out of others, which is why it pairs so naturally with 'bribe'.

Isaiah 30:12 בְּעֹ֣שֶׁק in oppression

Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,

Here: 'In extortion': gain squeezed out of weaker people by force or fraud. Their security rests on exploitation.

Isaiah 54:14 מֵעֹ֙שֶׁק֙ from oppression

In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.

Here: Oppression in the concrete sense of exploitation, extortion and abuse of power by the stronger over the weaker. Here this means above all the domination Zion suffered under foreign empires, but the word also covers injustice inside a society.

Isaiah 59:13 עֹ֣שֶׁק oppression

rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.

Here: "Extortion." It means using power or fraud to take from someone weaker, such as withheld wages or squeezed debtors. "Speaking extortion" is the talk that sets up and justifies such exploitation, including in court.

Jeremiah 6:6 עֹ֥שֶׁק [is] oppression

For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst.

Jeremiah 22:17 הָעֹ֥שֶׁק <the> oppression

“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”

Here: 'The oppression.' It means defrauding and exploiting the weak, especially withholding wages or seizing what belongs to others. It points back to v. 13, where the king works his neighbor for nothing.

Ezekiel 18:18 עֹ֗שֶׁק extortion

As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.

Ezekiel 22:7 בַעֹ֖שֶׁק with <the> oppression

Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.

Here: ʿōsheq is concrete economic wrongdoing: holding back wages, defrauding, squeezing out what is not owed. This is how the law uses the root in Lev 19:13 and Deut 24:14. The article ('with the extortion') may point to a known, typical practice.

Ezekiel 22:12 בַּעֹ֔שֶׁק by <the> oppression

In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.

Here: "By extortion": taking from the weak by force or fraud, such as holding back wages or keeping a pledge (Lev 6:2–4; 19:13). This is how the profit is squeezed out.

Ezekiel 22:29 עֹ֔שֶׁק oppression

The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.

Here: The noun from the same root used as the object ("extorted extortion"). The repetition makes the charge emphatic: they have made a practice of extortion.