1) to be poor, be in want, lack 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be poor 1a2) to be in want or hunger 1a3) poor man (subst) 1b)(Hithpolel) one impoverishing himself (participle)
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H7326 — רוּשׁ
rush · be poor · Hebrew/Aramaic
24 tagged verse occurrences
1 Samuel 18:23 · רָ֥שׁBut when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”2 Samuel 12:1 · רָֽאשׁ׃Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.2 Samuel 12:3 · וְלָרָ֣שׁbut the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.2 Samuel 12:4 · הָרָ֔אשׁNow a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.”Psalm 34:10 · רָשׁ֣וּYoung lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.Psalm 82:3 · וָרָ֣שׁDefend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.Proverbs 10:4 · רָ֗אשׁIdle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.Proverbs 13:7 · מִ֝תְרוֹשֵׁ֗שׁOne pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.Proverbs 13:8 · וְ֝רָ֗שׁRiches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.Proverbs 13:23 · רָאשִׁ֑יםAbundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.Proverbs 14:20 · רָ֑שׁThe poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.Proverbs 17:5 · לָ֭רָשׁHe who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.Proverbs 18:23 · רָ֑שׁThe poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.Proverbs 19:1 · רָ֭שׁBetter a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.Proverbs 19:7 · רָ֨שׁ׀All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.Proverbs 19:22 · רָ֝שׁThe desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.Proverbs 22:2 · וָרָ֣שׁThe rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.Proverbs 22:7 · בְּרָשִׁ֣יםThe rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.Proverbs 28:3 · רָ֭שׁA destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.Proverbs 28:6 · רָ֭שׁBetter a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.Proverbs 28:27 · לָ֭רָשׁWhoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.Proverbs 29:13 · רָ֤שׁThe poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.Ecclesiastes 4:14 · רָֽשׁ׃For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.Ecclesiastes 5:8 · רָ֠שׁIf you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.