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Lexicon :: Strong's H6223 - ʿāšîr

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עָשִׁיר
Transliteration
ʿāšîr
Pronunciation
aw-sheer'
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Part of Speech
adjective, noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1714b

Strong’s Definitions

עָשִׁיר ʻâshîyr, aw-sheer'; from H6238; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble):—rich (man).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H6223 in the following manner: rich (20x), rich man (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H6223 in the following manner: rich (20x), rich man (3x).
adjective
  1. rich, wealthy

    noun
  2. the rich, the wealthy, rich man

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָשִׁיר ʻâshîyr, aw-sheer'; from H6238; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble):—rich (man).
STRONGS H6223: Abbreviations
עָשִׁיר 23 adjective and noun rich; — absolute ע׳ Exodus 30:15 + 19 times; plural absolute עֲשִׁירִים Ecclesiastes 10:6; construct עֲשִׁירֵי Psalm 45:13; suffix עֲשִׁירֶיהָ Micah 6:12; — adjective masculine 2 Samuel 12:1, 4 (opposed to רָאשׁ), Ruth 3:10 (opposed to רַּל); usually noun masculine the rich, opposed to רַּל, Proverbs 10:15 + 3 times; opposed to רָשׁ 2 Samuel 12:2; Proverbs 14:20 + 4 times; opposed to אֶבְיוֺן Psalm 49:3; alone Jeremiah 9:22; Micah 6:12 + 5 times, + עֲשִׁירֵי עָם Psalm 45:13; ע׳ Isaiah 53:9 is probably corrupt, compare || רְשָׁעִים; Bö Ry Di-Kit עשֵֹׁי רַע; Krochm Gr CheHpt conjecture רְשָׁעִים for ע׳ and פּשְׁעִים for ר׳.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

30:15

Ruth

3:10

2 Samuel

12:1; 12:2; 12:4

Psalms

45:13; 45:13; 49:3

Proverbs

10:15; 14:20

Ecclesiastes

10:6

Isaiah

53:9

Jeremiah

9:22

Micah

6:12; 6:12

H6223

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6223 matches the Hebrew עָשִׁיר (ʿāšîr),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:15 - When this offering is given to the LORD to purify your lives, making you right with him,[fn] the rich must not give more than the specified amount, and the poor must not give less.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:10 - “The LORD bless you, my daughter!” Boaz exclaimed. “You are showing even more family loyalty now than you did before, for you have not gone after a younger man, whether rich or poor.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:1 - So the LORD sent Nathan the prophet to tell David this story: “There were two men in a certain town. One was rich, and one was poor.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:2 - The rich man owned a great many sheep and cattle.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:4 - One day a guest arrived at the home of the rich man. But instead of killing an animal from his own flock or herd, he took the poor man’s lamb and killed it and prepared it for his guest.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:19 - The wicked go to bed rich
but wake to find that all their wealth is gone.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:12 - The princess of Tyre[fn] will shower you with gifts.
The wealthy will beg your favor.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:2 - High and low,
rich and poor—listen!
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:15 - The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:20 - The poor are despised even by their neighbors,
while the rich have many “friends.”
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:11 - The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:23 - The poor plead for mercy;
the rich answer with insults.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:2 - The rich and poor have this in common:
The LORD made them both.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:7 - Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16 - A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:6 - Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and rich.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:11 - Rich people may think they are wise,
but a poor person with discernment can see right through them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:12 - People who work hard sleep well, whether they eat little or much. But the rich seldom get a good night’s sleep.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:6 - when they give great authority to foolish people and low positions to people of proven worth.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:20 - Never make light of the king, even in your thoughts.
And don’t make fun of the powerful, even in your own bedroom.
For a little bird might deliver your message
and tell them what you said.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:9 - He had done no wrong
and had never deceived anyone.
But he was buried like a criminal;
he was put in a rich man’s grave.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:23 - This is what the LORD says:
“Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom,
or the powerful boast in their power,
or the rich boast in their riches.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:12 - The rich among you have become wealthy
through extortion and violence.
Your citizens are so used to lying
that their tongues can no longer tell the truth.
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