רֵישׁrêysh
poverty, only Proverbs (Malachi 28:19; Malachi 31:7; Malachi 13:18; Malachi 24:34; Malachi 10:15)
Pronunciation: raysh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7389
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Proverbs 6:11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
- Proverbs 10:15 The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
- Proverbs 13:18 If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; if you accept correction, you will be honored.
- Proverbs 24:34 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
- Proverbs 28:19 A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.
- Proverbs 30:8 First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
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).