לַ֫חַץ
la.chats (H3906)
oppression
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# Lachats (H3906): Biblical Oppression The Hebrew word *lachats* denotes oppression, referring to the act or condition of being pressed down, constrained, or burdened. Based on its twelve biblical occurrences, the term appears to describe a state of severe pressure or distress imposed on individuals or groups, whether physical, social, or circumstantial in nature. The word's limited frequency in the biblical text suggests it functioned as a specific term for a particular type of hardship rather than a general descriptor of difficulty. Its presence across multiple biblical books indicates that the concept it represents—systemic or deliberate pressure exerted against persons—held significance for Hebrew biblical writers addressing situations of human suffering and social injustice. The term's consistent definition across its occurrences points to a stable semantic range focused on the experience of being forcibly constrained or burdened. Without access to the specific contexts of all twelve uses, the precise range of applications remains partially bounded by the definition provided; however, the terminology suggests *lachats* addressed concrete experiences of hardship recognized as distinctly oppressive rather than ordinary adversity, making it a relevant term for biblical discussions of justice, deliverance, and human dignity.
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Now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me. Moreover I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.
Then we cried to Yahweh, the God of our fathers. Yahweh heard our voice, and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression.
Say, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.” ’ ”
Jehoahaz begged Yahweh, and Yahweh listened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them.
and say, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.” ’ ”
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.
I will ask God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
For you are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your teachers won’t be hidden any more, but your eyes will see your teachers;