To harden his yoke/ to uppress

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To harden his yoke/ to uppress

To harden his yoke/ to uppress

To press and oppress. To weigh down others.

("Your father made our yoke heavy, but now make the hard service of your father lighter, and the heavy burden he put on us, and we will serve you" - 1 Kings 12:4, Jeroboam and the assembly of Israel to Rehoboam son of Solomon)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

הִקְשָׁה אֶת עֻולּוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

לַחַץ וְדִכֵּא. הִכְבִּיד עַל הָאֲחֵרִים.

("אָבִיךָ הִקְשָׁה אֶת עֻלֵּנוּ וְאַתָּה עַתָּה הָקֵל מֵעֲבֹדַת אָבִיךָ הַקָּשָׁה וּמֵעֻלּוֹ הַכָּבֵד אֲשֶׁר נָתַן עָלֵינוּ וְנַעַבְדֶךָּ"- מְלָכִים א יב ד, יָרָבְעָם וּקְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל לִרְחַבְעָם בֶּן שְׁלֹמֹה)

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