עָשַׁר
a.shar
“to enrich”
Definition
properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich
a primitive root;
- to be or become rich or wealthy, enrich, pretend to be rich 1a) (Qal) to be or become rich 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to make rich 1b2) to gain riches 1c) (Hithpael) to enrich oneself, pretend to be rich
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
עָשַׁר appears 14 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who 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.”
Now 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.
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.’
He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure.His possessions will not overspread the land.
The blessing of the LORD enriches,and He adds no sorrow to it.
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