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title: עָשַׁר — be rich · The Tanakh dictionary
description: עָשַׁר (6238), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 17 times: be rich. BDB 1906: vb. be become rich. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# עָשַׁר

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«עָשַׁר» in the Tanakh dictionary: **be rich** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 17 times · **Key:** 6238 · **BDB:** עָשַׁר

### Glosses

gain.riches (2); I.have.become.rich (1); I.made.rich (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

be rich [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6238/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. be become rich [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6238/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** vb. be or become rich (NH in der. spec., and deriv.; Aramaic עֲתַר, ܥܬܰܪ; cf. Arabic غَثَرَ abound with herbage, غَثْرَةٌ abundance, of herbage, goods, etc.);— Pf. 1 s. עָשַׁרְתִּי Ho 12:9 I have become rich; Impf. 3 ms. יֶעְשַׁר Jb 15:29 he shall not be rich.—1 K 22:49 read עָשָׂה. make rich, c. acc. pers.: Pf. 1 s. הֶעֱשַׁרְתִּי Gn 14:23; 2 fs. הֶעֱשַׁרְתְּ Ez 27:33 (of personif. Tyre; + בְּרֹב הוֹנַיִךְ); Impf. 3 ms. sf. יַעְשְׁרֶנּוּ (Ges § 61 g), + עֹשֶׁר 1 S 17:25; 2 ms. sf. רַבַּת תַּעְשְׁרֶנָּהּ ψ 65:10 thou dost greatly enrich it (the land); obj. om. 3 fs. תַּעֲשִׁיר Pr 10:22, so Pt. מַעֲשִׁיר 1 S 2:7 י׳ maketh rich (opp. מוֹרִישׁ). gain riches, abs.: Impf. 3 ms. יַעֲשִׁר ψ 49:17, יַעֲשִׁיר Pr 21:17; Dn 11:2 (+ acc. cogn. עֹשֶׁר); 3 fs. תַּעֲשִׁיר Pr 10:4; 1 s. וָאַעֲשִׁר Zc 11:5 (Gi Kt; van d. H. Baer וַאעְשִׁר); 3 mpl. וַיַּעֲשִׁירוּ Je 5:27; Inf. cstr. לְהַעֲשִׁיר Pr 23:4; 28:20. Pt. מִתְעַשֵּׁר Pr 13:7 one enriching himself.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 17 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (9 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (8 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «עָשַׁר» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6238/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[1 Samuel 2:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.2.7/)

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יְהוָ֖ה מוֹרִ֣ישׁ וּמַעֲשִׁ֑יר מַשְׁפִּ֖יל אַף־מְרוֹמֵֽם׃

*Word for word:* Yahweh \[is\].making.poor and \[he.is\].making.rich \[he.is\].bringing.low also \[he.is\].exalting

*JPS 1917:* The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich; He bringeth low, He also lifteth up.

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[Proverbs 10:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.10.4/)

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רָ֗אשׁ עֹשֶׂ֥ה כַף־רְמִיָּ֑ה וְיַ֖ד חָרוּצִ֣ים תַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃

*Word for word:* \[is\].poor \[one.who\].works a.palm of.slackness and.\[the\] hand of.diligent.\[people\] it.gains.riches

*JPS 1917:* He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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