רֵישׁ
resh
“poverty”
Definition
poverty
or רֵאשׁ; or רִישׁ; from H7326 (רוּשׁ);
Go beyond grammar.
See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.
logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
רֵישׁ appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city,but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline,but whoever heeds correction is honored.
and poverty will come upon you like a robber,and need like a bandit.
The one who works his land will have plenty of food,but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.Give me neither poverty nor riches;feed me with the bread that is my portion.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.