Strong's H3238 · Hebrew
יָנָה
yânâh · /yaw-naw'/
Definition
to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat
KJV: destroy, (thrust out by) oppress(-ing, -ion, -or), proud, vex, do violence.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered יָנָה across 20 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
20 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus1 verse
Leviticus3 verses
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. vex: or, oppress
Leviticus 25:14And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
Leviticus 25:17Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.
Psalms2 verses
Jeremiah4 verses
Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
Jeremiah 25:38He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger. desolate: Heb. a desolation
Jeremiah 46:16He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword. made: Heb. multiplied the faller
Jeremiah 50:16Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land. sickle; or, scythe
Ezekiel7 verses
And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
Ezekiel 18:12Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
Ezekiel 18:16Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment, hath not: Heb. hath not pledged the pledge, or, taken to pledge
Ezekiel 22:7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. oppression: or, deceit
Ezekiel 22:29The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. oppression: or, deceit wrongfully: Heb. without right
Ezekiel 45:8In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.
Ezekiel 46:18Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3238 (yânâh) mean?
to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat
How many times does H3238 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3238 (יָנָה) appears in 20 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “oppress.”
How is yânâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3238 is rendered as “oppress” (5×), “oppressed” (3×), “oppressing” (3×), “vex” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word יָנָה come from?
a primitive root;