'oshek (עושק) means exploitation in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
exploitation
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for 'oshek.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מניעת כסף או שווה־כסף מבעל הזכויות בו.
...וְהֵשִׁיב אֶת-הַגְּזֵלָה אֲשֶׁר גָּזָל אוֹ אֶת-הָעֹשֶׁק אֲשֶׁר עָשָׁק אוֹ אֶת-הַפִּקָּדוֹן אֲשֶׁר הָפְקַד אִתּוֹ...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word 'oshek is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֹשֶׁק
- Written without vowel points
- עושק
- Said
- 'oshek
- Root
- ע־ש־ק
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- עֳשָקִים
- Inflections
- ר' עֳשָקִים; עֹשֶׁק־, ר' עָשְׁקֵי־
- Gematria
- 476
This is how 'oshek is said in other languages.
- English
- exploitation
These words mean nearly the same as 'oshek.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
This is where the word 'oshek comes from.
האגיפטולוג ארנסט ווליס באדג' מצא שבמצרית קדומה מצויה תיבת הירוגליף מקבילה בצורת "עֲשֹק", "ȧsq" בהוראת לחתוך, לגדוע, לערוף.
These words come before and after 'oshek in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'oshek.
What does 'oshek (עושק) mean in Hebrew?
'oshek (עושק) means exploitation. It is said 'oshek, with the stress on o.
What is a synonym for 'oshek (עושק)?
Words that mean nearly the same as 'oshek (עושק) are עשקה, גזל, שוד, and חמס.
Is 'oshek (עושק) masculine or feminine?
The word 'oshek (עושק) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עֳשָקִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עשק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.