עָשַׁרʻâshar

be or become rich

Pronunciation: aw-shar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6238

Meanings

Qal: I have become rich, he shall (Hosea 12:9; Job 15:29; 1 Kings 22:49)

Hiph`il

1. make rich (Genesis 14:23; Ezekiel 27:33; Psalms 65:10)

2. gain riches (Psalms 49:17; Proverbs 21:7; Daniel 11:2)

Hithpa`el: enriching himself (Proverbs 13:7)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 17 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 14:23 that I will not take so much as a single thread or sandal thong from what belongs to you. Otherwise you might say, ‘I am the one who made Abram rich.’
  • 1 Samuel 2:7 The Lord makes some poor and others rich; he brings some down and lifts others up.
  • 1 Samuel 17:25 “Have you seen the giant?” the men asked. “He comes out each day to defy Israel. The king has offered a huge reward to anyone who kills him. He will give that man one of his daughters for a wife, and the man’s entire family will be exempted from paying taxes!”
  • Job 15:29 Their riches will not last, and their wealth will not endure. Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.
  • Psalms 49:16 So don’t be dismayed when the wicked grow rich and their homes become ever more splendid.
  • Psalms 65:9 You take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The river of God has plenty of water; it provides a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).