עָשִׁיר ʻâshîyr

Meaning

rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)

In the King James Version: rich (man).

Derivation: from H6238 (עָשַׁר);

Where it is used

• Exodus 30:15 In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.
• Ruth 3:10 Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
• 2 Samuel 12:1 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 12:2 The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle,
• 2 Samuel 12:4 Now 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.”
• Job 27:19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
• Psalms 45:12 The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
• Psalms 49:2 both low and high, rich and poor alike.
• Proverbs 10:15 The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
• Proverbs 14:20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
• Proverbs 18:11 A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
• Proverbs 18:23 The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
• Proverbs 22:2 The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
• Proverbs 22:7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
• Proverbs 22:16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
• Proverbs 28:6 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
• Proverbs 28:11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.
• Ecclesiastes 5:12 The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
• Ecclesiastes 10:6 Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.
• Ecclesiastes 10:20 Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
• Isaiah 53:9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
• Jeremiah 9:23 This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
• Micah 6:12 For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.