Eshek — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֵשֶׁק

עֵשֶׁק

ʻÊsheq · pronounced ay-shek' · Strong's H6232 · a man

Eshek means oppression.

Built from

עָשַׁק ʻâshaq (from, H6231) — to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow open in the lexicon ›

from H6231; oppression; Eshek, an Israelite.

1Chr 8:39 And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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