עשֶׁק
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. oppression, extortion, exploitation (uncountable)
Pronunciation
óshek
Examples4
נָשִׁים נִכְנְעוּ לעשֶׁק בְּמֶשֶׁךְ זְמַן רַב מִדַּי.
Women have been resigned to unjust treatment for too long.
עֹשֶׁר חומרי כָּרוּךְ על פי רֹב בעשֶׁק חֶבְרָתִי.
Material wealth often goes hand in hand with social deprivation.
עשֶׁק גורר עשֶׁק.
Injustice breeds injustice.
עליך לִהְיוֹת תָּמִיד לצַד הַצֶּדֶק וְהַטוֹב וְנֶגֶד הָרֹעַ וְהָעֹשֶׁק.
Thou shalt be everywhere and always the champion of the Right and the Good against Injustice and Evil.