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Strong's H3238 יָנָה (yanah)

Yanah means “destroy” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H3238
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 19
Books 8

Strong's H3238 Quick Answer

Strong's H3238 יָנָה (yanah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yanah (yaw-naw') v. 1. to rage or be violent 2. (by implication) to suppress, to maltreat It has 19 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include oppress, destroy, out, and thrust. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
yanah (yaw-naw') v. 1. to rage or be violent 2. (by implication) to suppress, to maltreat
Usage
19 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
oppress, destroy, out, and thrust

Meaning and Definition

yanah (yaw-naw') v. 1. to rage or be violent 2. (by implication) to suppress, to maltreat [a primitive root] KJV: destroy, (thrust out by) oppress(-ing, -ion, -or), proud, vex, do violence.

Original Word
יָנָה
Transliteration
yanah
Derivation
Root: ינה
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3238. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to oppress

Usage: 1) to oppress, suppress, treat violently, maltreat, vex, do wrong 1a) (Qal) to oppress, suppress 1b) (Hiphil) to treat violently, maltreat

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How Strong's H3238 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yanah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

oppress Exodus 22:21 destroy Psalms 74:8 out Jeremiah 22:3 thrust Ezekiel 46:18

How Strong's H3238 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 19 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3238 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3238 in the Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 22:21 KJV

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Leviticus 19:33 KJV

And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.

Leviticus 25:14 KJV

And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

Usage Excerpts

First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3238.

Exodus 22:21 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 19:33 Old Testament, KJV
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
Leviticus 25:14 Old Testament, KJV
And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
Leviticus 25:17 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 23:16 Old Testament, KJV
He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.
Psalms 74:8 Old Testament, KJV
They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
Isaiah 49:26 Old Testament, KJV
And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Jeremiah 22:3 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
Jeremiah 25:38 Old Testament, KJV
He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
Jeremiah 46:16 Old Testament, KJV
He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
Jeremiah 50:16 Old Testament, KJV
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
Ezekiel 18:7 Old Testament, KJV
And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
Ezekiel 18:12 Old Testament, KJV
Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
Ezekiel 18:16 Old Testament, KJV
Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,
Ezekiel 22:7 Old Testament, KJV
In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
Ezekiel 22:29 Old Testament, KJV
The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
Ezekiel 45:8 Old Testament, KJV
In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.
Ezekiel 46:18 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.
Zephaniah 3:1 Old Testament, KJV
Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3238, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 7 usages, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3238 FAQ

What does yanah (יָנָה) mean?

Yanah (Strong's H3238) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "destroy". yanah (yaw-naw') v. 1. to rage or be violent 2. (by implication) to suppress, to maltreat

How many times is yanah (יָנָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H3238 across 8 books.

Where can I study yanah (יָנָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3238 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yanah (יָנָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as oppress, destroy, out, and thrust. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.