Strong H7326רוּשׁ

be poor

Transliteration: rûsh
Pronunciation: roosh
Morphology: Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to be destitute: - {lack} {needy} (make self) poor (man).

Detailed definition

1) to be poor, be in want, lack
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be poor
1a2) to be in want or hunger
1a3) poor man (subst)
1b)(Hithpolel) one impoverishing himself (participle)

In the Bible

Strong H7326 appears in 24 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

poor18
becometh2
lack1
maketh1
man1
needy1

First verses

1 Samuel 18:23
And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
2 Samuel 12:1
And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
2 Samuel 12:3
But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
2 Samuel 12:4
And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
Psalms 34:10
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
Psalms 82:3
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 13:7
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
Proverbs 13:8
The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
Proverbs 13:23
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
Proverbs 14:20
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
Proverbs 17:5
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 18:23
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Proverbs 19:1
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:7
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
Proverbs 19:22
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 22:2
The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:7
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 28:3
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

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