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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary
Strong's #6223 - עָשִׁיר
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2585) rso (אהסהר AhShR) AC: Rich CO: Riches AB: ?: [from: sa- as one who presses]
V) rso (אהסהר AhShR) - Rich: To be wealthy. KJV (17): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Hitpael) rich, enrich - Strongs: H6238 (עָשַׁר)
Nm) rso (אהסהר AhShR) - Riches: The possessions that make one wealthy. KJV (37): riches, far - Strongs: H6239 (עשֶׁר)
bm) riso (אהסהיר AhShYR) - Rich: One who is wealthy. KJV (23): rich - Strongs: H6223 (עָשִׁיר)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
עָשִׁיר m. (from the root עָשַׁר), rich, Proverbs 10:15, 14:20 18:11, and frequently.
(a) in a good sense, honourable, noble, Ecclesiastes 10:6 but
(b) in a bad sense, haughty, impious, inasmuch as riches are the fountain of pride, and pride is used in Hebrew as equivalent to impiety, Isaiah 53:9, compare Job 27:19, and verse 13 Job 27:13. See also הוֹלְלִים (under the word הָלַל No. 3), עָנָו and עָנִי, and interpreters on Isaiah 2:7, 53:9 Matthew 19:23.
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