Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H3905

Strong's H3905 · Hebrew

לָחַץ

lâchats · /law-khats'/

Number
H3905
Language
Hebrew
Original word
לָחַץ
Transliteration
lâchats
Pronunciation
law-khats'
KJV occurrences
18 verses

Definition

properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distress

KJV: afflict, crush, force, hold fast, oppress(-or), thrust self.

Root / derivation: a primitive root;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered לָחַץ across 18 verses.

oppressed7×
oppress5×
afflict1×
crushed1×
fast1×
forced1×
oppresseth1×
oppressors1×
thrust1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

18 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Exodus3 verses
Numbers1 verse
Judges5 verses
Judges 1:34

And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:

Judges 2:18

And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

Judges 4:3

And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

Judges 6:9

And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;

Judges 10:12

The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.

1 Samuel1 verse
2 Kings3 verses
Psalms2 verses
Isaiah1 verse
Jeremiah1 verse
Amos1 verse

Topics that use this word

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H3905 (lâchats) mean?

properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distress

How many times does H3905 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H3905 (לָחַץ) appears in 18 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “oppressed.”

How is lâchats translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H3905 is rendered as “oppressed” (7×), “oppress” (5×), “afflict” (1×), “crushed” (1×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word לָחַץ come from?

a primitive root;