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# rich

«rich» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A rich person has a lot of money or valuable things** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (rich, richer, richest); noun (the rich)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A rich person has a lot of money or valuable things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#m1)

2) Rich means having a lot of something good, like «rich in vitamins» or «a rich history». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#m2)

3) Rich food has a lot of butter, cream, sugar or fat and fills you up quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#m3)

4) Rich soil is good for growing plants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#m4)

5) A rich colour or sound is deep and strong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah being rich means having much cattle, silver and gold. It is often seen as a blessing from God. Interpretation: The tradition says true wealth is being happy with what you have. It also teaches that the rich must give to the poor. In the primary lessons: In stories rich characters may be kind or greedy; in money lessons it means wealthy. In science and food lessons «rich in» means containing a lot of (iron-rich, protein-rich). Phrases: «get rich», «rich and famous», «rich in», «the rich and the poor».

### examples

- And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. (Torah GEN.13.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x1)
- For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's. (Torah GEN.31.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x2)
- And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxen rich and find sufficient means to redeem it; (Torah LEV.25.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x3)
- Both low and high, rich and poor together. (Writings PSA.49.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x4)
- The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds; (Prophets 2SA.12.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x5)
- The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth impudently. (Writings PRO.18.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x6)
- The rich man lived in a huge house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x7)
- Oranges are rich in vitamin C. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x8)
- This chocolate cake is very rich. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x9)
- The farm has rich, dark soil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x10)
- Some people want to get rich quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x11)
- The singer had a rich, deep voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x12)
- The museum shows the town's rich history. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x13)
- Robin Hood took from the rich and gave to the poor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x14)
- But yet I grew not rich. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x15)

### note

Opposite: poor. «The rich» means rich people as a group. Trap: «get rich quick» offers are usually scams. Rich does not mean happy or good; and «rich in» is about amount, not money (a country rich in forests).

### In the corpora

- [And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.335/)
- [For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.950/)
- [And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxen rich and find sufficient means to redeem it;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.759/)
- [The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich; He bringeth low, He also lifteth up.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.35/)
- [The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.300/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rich» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.