BDB7677
רָאשׁ poor, רֵאשׁ poverty, see רושׁ .
Strong's Lexicon
H7326
H7326 — רוּשׁ
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H7326 |
|---|---|
| Word: | רוּשׁ |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 24 |
| Transliteration: | ruwsh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | roosh |
| Meaning: | 1. to be destitute |
| KJV Renderings: | lack, needy, (make self) poor (man). |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB7832
[רוּשׁ or רִישׁ]24 verb be in want, poor (related to ירשׁ [compare Qal 3, Niph`al Hiph`il 3]? so Thes); —
Qal
Perfect 3 plural כְּפִירִים רָשׁוּ וְרָעֵ֑בוּ
Ps 34:11
young lions are in want and hunger; elsewhere Participle
רָשׁ
1Sam
18:23 + 16 t., רָאשׁ
2Sam 12:1
+ 2 t.; plural רָשִׁים
Prov 22:7
, רָאשִׁים
Prov
13:23 — (often opposed to עָשִׁיר): as adjective 1Sam 18:23; 2Sam 12:1
;
2Sam 12:4;
Prov 28:3;
Eccl 4:14 as substantive = poor man (
men), 2Sam 12:3; Ps 82:3; Eccl 5:7, especially Prov 10:4; Prov 13:8
; Prov 13:23
+ 12 t. Proverbs.
Hithpo`lel
Participle
מִתְרוֺשֵׁשׁ
Prov 13:7
one impoverishing himself (opposed to מִתְעַשֵּׁר; compare Pô'l.
רושׁשׁ
Eccl
11:12;
Eccl 13:5
). —
Jer 5:17; Mal 1:4
see
רשׁשׁ
. p. 439f
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke