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title: עָקָה — pressure · The Tanakh dictionary
description: עָקָה (6125), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 1 times: pressure. BDB 1906: n.f. pressure. With 1 verse in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# עָקָה

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«עָקָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **pressure** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

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**Used:** 1 times · **Key:** 6125 · **BDB:** עָקָה

### Glosses

\[the\].pressure (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

pressure [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6125/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. pressure [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6125/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. pressure (si vera l., Aramaic word, 𝔗 עָֽקְתָא, Syriac ܥܳܩܬܳܐ );—only cstr. מִפְּנֵי עָקַת רָשָׁע ψ 55:4 because of the pressure of the wicked; \> read צַעֲקַת (‖ קוֹל; Ol al.), which means cry for help.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «עָקָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6125/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Psalms 55:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.55.4/)

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מִקּ֤וֹל אוֹיֵ֗ב מִפְּנֵ֣י עָקַ֣ת רָשָׁ֑ע כִּי־יָמִ֥יטוּ עָלַ֥י אָ֝֗וֶן וּבְאַ֥ף יִשְׂטְמֽוּנִי׃

*Word for word:* from the.sound of.an.enemy because of \[the\].pressure of.\[the\].wicked (dm) they.drop on me wickedness and in anger they are.hostile.towards.me

*JPS 1917:* Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast mischief upon me, and in anger they persecute me.

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