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oppressed

Meaning of “oppressed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of oppress, meaning to burden, crush, or treat with unjust severity or hardship.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesCawdrey 1604

38 occurrences38 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 28:29

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2 Chronicles 16:10

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Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 16:10 · retained source text

Then Asa was wroth with the Seer, and put him in a prison-house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.

1611 marginal noteHeb. crushed.

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Where “oppressed” appears

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Deuteronomy2 occurrences
2 verses Judges4 occurrences
4 verses 1 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses 2 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse Job2 occurrences
2 verses Psalms6 occurrences
6 verses Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verse Isaiah7 occurrences
7 verses Jeremiah1 occurrence
1 verse Ezekiel5 occurrences
5 verses Hosea1 occurrence
1 verse Amos1 occurrence
1 verse Acts2 occurrences
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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Deuteronomy 28:29 Judges 6:9 Job 20:19 Psalm 9:9 Isaiah 1:17 Isaiah 52:4 Ezekiel 18:7 Ezekiel 22:29 Acts 10:38 Psalms 9:9 Judges 10:8 2 Chronicles 16:10 Psalms 74:21 Isaiah 53:7 Ezekiel 18:18

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Cawdrey 1604

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Grieued, or violently wronged.

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