לָחַץ

la.chatsto oppressHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb19 occurrences9 books18 verses

Definition

a primitive root; properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distress
Traditional renderings: afflict, crush, force, hold fast, oppress(-or), thrust self.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders לָחַץ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

19 total
  1. Exodus 3:9לֹחֲצִ֥ים · are oppressing them
    And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.
  2. Exodus 22:21תִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּ · oppress
    You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
  3. Exodus 23:9תִלְחָ֑ץ · oppress
    Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
  4. Numbers 22:25וַתִּלָּחֵץ֙ · and pressed herself; וַתִּלְחַ֛ץ · crushing
    And 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.
  5. Judges 1:34וַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּ · forced
    The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.
  6. Judges 2:18לֹחֲצֵיהֶ֖ם · who oppressed them
    Whenever 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.
  7. Judges 4:3לָחַ֞ץ · oppressed
    Then 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.
  8. Judges 6:9לֹחֲצֵיכֶ֑ם · your oppressors
    I delivered you out of the hands of Egypt and all your oppressors. I drove them out before you and gave you their land.
  9. Judges 10:12לָחֲצ֖וּ · oppressed you
    Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands?
  10. 1 Samuel 10:18הַלֹּחֲצִ֖ים · that oppressed you
    …and 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.’
  11. 2 Kings 6:32וּלְחַצְתֶּ֤ם · to keep him out
    Now 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?”
  12. 2 Kings 13:4לָחַ֥ץ · had inflicted
    Then 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.
  13. 2 Kings 13:22לָחַ֖ץ · oppressed
    And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
  14. Psalm 56:1יִלְחָצֵֽנִי׃ · they press
    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.
  15. Psalm 106:42וַיִּלְחָצ֥וּם · oppressed them
    Their enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand.
  16. Isaiah 19:20לֹֽחֲצִ֔ים · their oppressors
    It 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.
  17. Jeremiah 30:20לֹחֲצָֽיו׃ · their oppressors
    Their children will be as in days of old, and their congregation will be established before Me; and I will punish all their oppressors.
  18. Amos 6:14וְלָחֲצ֥וּ · and they will oppress
    For 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.”