oppress
part of speech
verb (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
meaning for a pupil
To oppress people is to treat them cruelly and unfairly, keeping them under hard control. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The Torah forbids oppressing the stranger, because Israel was once oppressed as strangers in Egypt. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that Israel should remember its own slavery to treat the stranger and the weak kindly, a lesson told at Passover. In the primary lessons: in stories a cruel ruler oppresses the people and takes away their freedom
examples
- And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. (Torah EXO.22.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- And a stranger shalt thou not oppress; for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. (Torah EXO.23.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto Me; moreover I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. (Torah EXO.3.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- From the wicked that oppress, my deadly enemies, that compass me about. (Writings PSA.17.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! (Prophets ZEP.3.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Be surety for Thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me. (Writings PSA.119.122, JPS 1917) tree →
- The wicked king oppressed the poor villagers. tree →
- No one should oppress another person. tree →
- The people rose up against the soldiers who oppressed them. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
- And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
- Learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
- O LORD, I am oppressed, be Thou my surety.
- Oppressed is Ephraim, crushed in his right; because he willingly walked after filth.
Trees and pragmatics
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