Definition
a primitive root; properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich
Traditional renderings: be(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg). See H6240.
Traditional renderings: be(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg). See H6240.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עָשַׁר:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
17 total
- Genesis 14:23הֶעֱשַׁ֥רְתִּי · rich…that I will not accept even a thread, or a strap of a sandal, or anything that belongs to you, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’
- 1 Samuel 2:7וּמַעֲשִׁ֑יר · and wealthThe LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
- 1 Samuel 17:25יַעְשְׁרֶ֥נּוּ · will giveNow the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”
- Job 15:29יֶ֭עְשַׁר · longer be richHe will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.
- Psalm 49:16יַעֲשִׁ֣ר · grows richDo not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
- Psalm 65:9תַּעְשְׁרֶ֗נָּה · You enrich itYou attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.
- Proverbs 10:4תַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃ · bring wealthIdle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
- Proverbs 10:22תַעֲשִׁ֑יר · enrichesThe blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
- Proverbs 13:7מִ֭תְעַשֵּׁר · One pretends to be richOne pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
- Proverbs 21:17יַעֲשִֽׁיר׃ · be richHe who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
- Proverbs 23:4לְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑יר · to get richDo not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
- Proverbs 28:20לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר · to be richA faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
- Jeremiah 5:27וַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃ · and richLike cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
- Ezekiel 27:33הֶעֱשַׁ֖רְתְּ · You enrichedWhen your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise.
- Daniel 11:2יַעֲשִׁ֤יר · richerNow then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
- Hosea 12:8עָשַׁ֔רְתִּי · How rich I have becomeAnd Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”
- Zechariah 11:5וַאעְשִׁ֑ר · for I am rich…whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them.