H6216 H6216
oppressor, one who extorts or defrauds by violence or injustice
Jeremiah 22:3 commands, 'Do no wrong or violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place, and deliver the oppressed from the hand of the oppressor.' This noun denotes one who oppresses or extorts, using power to defraud and harm the vulnerable. It is related to the more common 'osheq' (oppressor, 21:12). The context is a prophetic oracle to the king of Judah, calling for justice and protection of the weak. Spanish 'opresor' and the term 'oppressor' both convey the abuse of power. Failure to stop oppression brings divine judgment on the royal house.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Jeremiah 22:3 calls on Judah's king to 'deliver the one robbed from the hand of the oppressor.' This noun denotes an extortioner or violent oppressor—someone who uses force or fraud to exploit others. The prophet lists the classic victims: the stranger, orphan, and widow. Protecting them from oppression is the king's sacred duty. Spanish 'opresor' rightly emphasizes the power imbalance: one who crushes those beneath him. The term is parallel to 'osheq' in 21:12, showing Jeremiah's consistent concern for social justice. Oppression is not just crime—it is covenant violation that provokes God's wrath. 1×
AR["الظَّالِمِ"]·ben["শোষকের"]·DE["[עשוק]"]·EN["oppressor"]·FR["[עשוק]"]·heb["עושק"]·HI["शोषण-करने-वाले-के"]·ID["penindas"]·IT["[עשוק]"]·jav["tiyang-ingkang-nindhes"]·KO["압제하는-자의"]·PT["opressor"]·RU["притеснителя"]·ES["opresor"]·SW["mdhalimu"]·TR["zorbanın"]·urd["ظالم-کے"]
Related Senses
H4421 1. war, battle, armed conflict (319×)H0341 1. enemy, adversary, foe (284×)H3898a 1. Nifal: to fight, wage war (167×)H2026 1. kill, slay (active) (146×)H2451 1. wisdom, discernment (146×)H5483b 1. horse (the animal) (138×)H0006 1. to perish, be destroyed (105×)H7843 1. Hifil: destroy, annihilate (83×)H2491a 1. slain, fatally pierced (74×)H6862c 1. adversary, enemy, foe (69×)H8045 1. destroy, exterminate (69×)G0615 1. kill, put to death (60×)H6571b 1. horseman, cavalryman (52×)H8077a 1. desolation, waste (abstract state) (52×)G4678 1. of wisdom (51×)G4717 1. crucify, fasten to a cross (46×)H2763a 1. utterly destroy (Hifil active) (44×)G0622 1. perish, be destroyed (intransitive) (41×)H0006 2. to destroy, annihilate (Piel) (38×)H8074 1. be desolate, lie waste (36×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עָשׁוֹק n.[m.] oppressor, extortioner;—Je 22:3 (= עֹשֵׁק 21:12).