עָשִׁיר ashir
Hebrew word for “rich” · Strong’s H6223 · used 23 times in 23 verses
Meaning
adj; 1) rich, wealthy; n; 2) the rich, the wealthy, rich man
How it is translated
Glosses given for ashir in context, with how often each is used:
- rich person 10
- rich 9
- rich people 2
- rich man 1
- rich ones 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proverbs | 9 | 1.3 | |
| 2 Samuel | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 3 | 1.0 | |
| Psalms | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ruth | 1 | 0.8 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Micah | 1 | 0.7 |
Chapters where it is used most
2 Samuel 12 (3), Proverbs 22 (3), Proverbs 18 (2), Proverbs 28 (2), Ecclesiastes 10 (2), Exodus 30 (1), Ruth 3 (1), Job 27 (1), Psalms 45 (1), Psalms 49 (1)
Forms
- עשׁיר 14
- לעשׁיר 3
- העשׁיר 2
- עשׁירי 1
- ועשׁיר 1
- ועשׁירים 1
- עשׁיריה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with ashir more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- רוּשׁ rush “be poor” 7
- דַּל dal “poor” 5
- רָבָה ravah “to multiply” 4
- הוֹן hon “substance” 2
- קִרְיָה qiryah “town” 2
- חָמָס chamas “violence” 2
- עֹז oz “strength” 2
- גַּם gam “also” 3
- חָכָם chakham “wise” 2
- בָּקָר baqar “cattle” 2
- צֹאן tson “flock” 2
- הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 3
Key verses
The verses using ashir that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 2 Samuel 12:1 — And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
- Job 27:19 — The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
- Psalms 45:12 — And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
- Proverbs 10:15 — The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
- Proverbs 18:11 — The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
- Proverbs 18:23 — The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
- Proverbs 22:7 — The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
- Proverbs 22:16 — He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
- Proverbs 28:11 — The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
- Isaiah 53:9 — And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
- Jeremiah 9:23 — Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
- Micah 6:12 — For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
See all 23 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.