in want, needy, chiefly poor, needy person

subject to oppression and abuse

needing help, deliverance from trouble, especially as delivered by God

general reference to lowest class

son, grandson, child, member of a group

1. son, male child

2. grandson

3. children (pl. - male and female)

4. youth, young men (pl.)

5. young (of animals)

6. sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]

7. people (of a nation) (pl.)

8. of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)

9. a member of a guild, order, class

to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken

1. (Niphal)

   1. to be crushed

   2. to be contrite (fig.)

2. (Piel) to crush

3. (Pual)

   1. to be crushed, be shattered

   2. to be made contrite

4. (Hithpael) to allow oneself to be crushed

to save, be saved, be delivered

1. (Niphal)

   1. to be liberated, be saved, be delivered

   2. to be saved (in battle), be victorious

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to save, deliver

   2. to save from moral troubles

   3. to give victory to

nation, people

1. people, nation

2. persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men

kinsman, kindred

poor, afflicted, humble, wretched

1. poor, needy

2. poor and weak

3. poor, weak, afflicted, wretched

4. humble, lowly

to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort

1. (Qal)

   1. to oppress, wrong, extort

   2. to oppress

2. (Pual) to be exploited, be crushed

to judge, govern, vindicate, punish

1. (Qal)

   1. to act as law-giver or judge or governor (of God, man)

      1. to rule, govern, judge

   2. to decide controversy (of God, man)

   3. to execute judgment

      1. discriminating (of man)

      2. vindicating

      3. condemning and punishing

      4. at theophanic advent for final judgment

2. (Niphal)

   1. to enter into controversy, plead, have controversy together

   2. to be judged

3. (Poel) judge, opponent-at-law (participle)