ʻÊsheq — H6232

Definition

masculine proper noun

Eshek, an Israelite

1. Eshek = "oppressor"
2. a Benjamite, late descendant of Saul

Usually translated as

Eshek

Origin

from H6231; oppression

• Derived from ʻâshaq (H6231)

Occurrences

ʻÊsheq occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Chronicles 8:39 — And the sons of Eshek (עֵ֣שֶׁק) his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.