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Lexicon :: Strong's H7326 - rûš

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רוּשׁ
Transliteration
rûš
Pronunciation
roosh
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2138

Strong’s Definitions

רוּשׁ rûwsh, roosh; a primitive root; to be destitute:—lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H7326 in the following manner: poor (19x), poor man (3x), lack (1x), needy (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's H7326 in the following manner: poor (19x), poor man (3x), lack (1x), needy (1x).

  1. to be poor, be in want, lack

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be poor

      2. to be in want or hunger

      3. poor man (subst)

    2. (Hithpolel) one impoverishing himself (participle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רוּשׁ rûwsh, roosh; a primitive root; to be destitute:—lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).
STRONGS H7326: Abbreviations
[רוּשׁ or רִישׁ] 24 verb be in want, poor (related to ירשׁ [compare Qal 3, Niph. Hiph. 3]? so Thes); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person plural כְּפִירִים רָשׁוּ וְרָעֵ֑בוּ Psalm 34:11 young lions are in want and hunger; elsewhere Participle רָשׁ 1 Samuel 18:23 + 16 times, רָאשׁ 2 Samuel 12:1 + 2 times; plural רָשִׁים Proverbs 22:7, רָאשִׁים Proverbs 13:23; — (often opposed to עָשִׁיר): as adjective 1 Samuel 18:23; 2 Samuel 12:1, 4; Proverbs 28:3; Ecclesiastes 4:14; as substantive = poor man (men), 2 Samuel 12:3; Psalm 82:3; Ecclesiastes 5:7, especially Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 13:8, 23 + 12 times Proverbs.
Hithpō`lēl Participle מִתְרוֺשֵׁשׁ Proverbs 13:7 one impoverishing himself (opposed to מִתְעַשֵּׁר; compare Pô`l. רושׁשׁ Ecclus 11:12; Ecclus 13:5). — Jeremiah 5:17; Malachi 1:4 see רשׁשׁ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

18:23; 18:23

2 Samuel

12:1; 12:1; 12:3; 12:4

Psalms

34:11; 82:3

Proverbs

10:4; 13:7; 13:8; 13:23; 13:23; 22:7; 28:3

Ecclesiastes

4:14; 5:7

Jeremiah

5:17

Malachi

1:4

H7326

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7326 matches the Hebrew רוּשׁ (rûš),
which occurs 24 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:23 - So Saul’s servants spoke those words in the hearing of David. And David said, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be a king’s son-in-law, seeing I am a poor and lightly esteemed man?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:1 - Then the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him: “There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:3 - “But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished; and it grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food and drank from his own cup and lay in his bosom; and it was like a daughter to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:4 - “And a traveler came to the rich man, who refused to take from his own flock and from his own herd to prepare one for the wayfaring man who had come to him; but he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:10 - The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
But those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:3 - Defend the poor and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:4 - He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:7 - There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;
And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:8 - The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
But the poor does not hear rebuke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:23 - Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor,
And for lack of justice there is waste.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:20 - The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor,
But the rich has many friends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:5 - He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;
He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:23 - The poor man uses entreaties,
But the rich answers roughly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:1 - Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:7 - All the brothers of the poor hate him;
How much more do his friends go far from him!
He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 - What is desired in a man is kindness,
And a poor man is better than a liar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:2 - The rich and the poor have this in common,
The LORD is the maker of them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:7 - The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:3 - A poor man who oppresses the poor
Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:6 - Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:27 - He who gives to the poor will not lack,
But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:13 - The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:
The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:14 - For he comes out of prison to be king,
Although he was born poor in his kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:8 - If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.
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