יָנָה
Transliteration
yānâ
Pronunciation
yaw-naw'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 873

Strong’s Definitions

יָנָה yânâh, yaw-naw'; a primitive root; to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat:—destroy, (thrust out by) oppress(-ing, -ion, -or), proud, vex, do violence.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H3238 in the following manner: oppress (11x), vex (4x), destroy (1x), oppressor (1x), proud (1x), do wrong (1x), oppression (1x), thrust out.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H3238 in the following manner: oppress (11x), vex (4x), destroy (1x), oppressor (1x), proud (1x), do wrong (1x), oppression (1x), thrust out.

  1. to oppress, suppress, treat violently, maltreat, vex, do wrong

    1. (Qal) to oppress, suppress

    2. (Hiphil) to treat violently, maltreat

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָנָה yânâh, yaw-naw'; a primitive root; to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat:—destroy, (thrust out by) oppress(-ing, -ion, -or), proud, vex, do violence.
STRONGS H3238: Abbreviations
† [יָנָה] verb suppress (?),oppress, maltreat (Late Hebrew Hiph. vex with words; so Aramaic Aph`el אוֺנִי, but also for Hebrew הוֺנָה maltreat; Arabic is laxus, debilis fuit, iv. debilitavit, defatigavit, but connection dubious) —
Qal Imperfect 1st person plural suffix נִינָם Psalm 74:8; Participle יוֺנָה Jeremiah 25:38 + 3 times + Psalm 123:4 (see below); — suppress (?) followed by accusative Psalm 74:8 (text dubious); elsewhere oppress; Participle absolute as adjective הָעִיר הַיּוֺנָה Zephaniah 3:1; substantive f. collective הַיּוֺנָה oppressors Jeremiah 25:38 (but read חֶרֶב for חֲרוֺן, with Ew Hi Gf Ke etc., as Jeremiah 46:16; Jeremiah 50:16); Psalm 123:4 Qr לִגְאֵי יוֺנִים proudest oppressors (stative construct in superlative, compare Ges§ 133, 3, R. 1; yet most follow Kt לּגּאייונים, and derived from גַּאֲיוֺן which see above)
Hiph. Perfect הוֺנָה Ezekiel 18:12, 16; הוֺנוּ Ezekiel 22:7, 29; Imperfect יוֺנֶה Ezekiel 18:7; 2nd person masculine singular תּיֹנֶה Exodus 22:20; תּוֺנֶנּוּ Deuteronomy 23:17; יוֺנוּ Ezekiel 45:8; תּוֺנוּ Leviticus 19:33 + 2 times; תֹּנוּ Jeremiah 22:3; Infinitive suffix הוֺנֹתָם Ezekiel 46:18; Participle מוֺנַ֫יִךְ Isaiah 49:26; — oppress, maltreat, followed by accusative, especially of ill-treatment of poor and weak, particular of the גֵּר, the 'stranger,' sojourner, by the rich and powerful, Exodus 22:20 (JE), Leviticus 19:33; Leviticus 25:14, 17 (H), Deuteronomy 23:17; Jeremiah 22:3; Ezekiel 18:7, 12, 16; Ezekiel 22:7, 29; Ezekiel 45:8; Ezekiel 46:18; of a foreign oppressor only Isaiah 49:26.
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References

Exodus

Exodus 22:20; Exodus 22:20

Leviticus

Leviticus 19:33; Leviticus 19:33; Leviticus 25:14; Leviticus 25:17

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 23:17; Deuteronomy 23:17

Psalms

Psalms 74:8; Psalms 74:8; Psalms 123:4; Psalms 123:4

Isaiah

Isaiah 49:26; Isaiah 49:26

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 22:3; Jeremiah 22:3; Jeremiah 25:38; Jeremiah 25:38; Jeremiah 46:16; Jeremiah 50:16

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 18:7; Ezekiel 18:7; Ezekiel 18:12; Ezekiel 18:12; Ezekiel 18:16; Ezekiel 18:16; Ezekiel 22:7; Ezekiel 22:7; Ezekiel 22:29; Ezekiel 22:29; Ezekiel 45:8; Ezekiel 45:8; Ezekiel 46:18; Ezekiel 46:18

Zephaniah

Zephaniah 3:1