oppression
part of speech
noun (no plural)
meaning for a pupil
Oppression is cruel and unfair treatment of people, keeping them down and taking away their freedom. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The word names Egypt's hard treatment of Israel, which God saw and heard before freeing them. Interpretation: Passover tells of this oppression and God's rescue. In the primary lessons: in stories, a hero frees a land from the oppression of a tyrant
examples
- 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 →
- And we cried unto the LORD, the God of our fathers, and the LORD heard our voice, and saw our affliction, and our toil, and our oppression. (Torah DEU.26.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Why go I mourning under the oppression of the enemy?' (Writings PSA.42.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Why go I mourning under the oppression of the enemy? (Writings PSA.43.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression? (Writings PSA.44.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- The people suffered under the oppression of the cruel king. tree →
- The hero ended the oppression. tree →
- Freedom is the opposite of oppression. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
- Why go I mourning under the oppression of the enemy?'
- Why go I mourning under the oppression of the enemy?
- Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
- Wickedness is in the midst thereof; oppression and guile depart not from her broad place.
Trees and pragmatics
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