UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: רֵישׁ

Sense 1: to suffer want

Semantic domains: Non-Possess (002003002019)

Definition: = state in which an animal lacks what is essential for its normal needs

Forms: vbqal-

PSA 34:11: RV PSA 34:10 · LV PSA 34:11 · Read together PSA 34:10

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OET-RV PSA 34:10

10 Young lions sometimes lack food and go hungry,
⇔ but those who put their trust in Yahweh won’t lack anything good.

OET-LV PSA 34:11

11  Young _lions they _are _in _want and_they _are _hungry and_those _who_seek _of (of)_YHWH not they _lack any _of good_thing.

Sense 2: poor, destitute

Semantic domains: Poor (002001001040)

Core domains: Wealth and Poverty (192); Status (170)

Definition: = state of being needy as a result of one's lack of monetary or physical resources, usually resulting in a lower social status with little authority or power and at the risk of being exploited

Forms: vbqal-ptca

Synonyms: דַּל · יָתֹום · עָנִי

Antonyms: עָשִׁיר

SA1 18:23: RV SA1 18:23 · LV SA1 18:23 · Read together SA1 18:23

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OET-RV SA1 18:23

23 So they told David privately, but he responded, “Something that significant isn’t likely to happen. I’m hard up and without much honour.”

OET-LV SA1 18:23

23 And_ the _servants _of Shāʼūl/(Saul) _they _spoke in_the _ears _of Dāvid DOM the_words/messages the_these and_ Dāvid _he/it _said trifling in_eyes _of_your(pl) is_to _be _son-in-law to_king and_I am_a _man poor and_lightly _esteemed.

SA2 12:1: RV SA2 12:1 · LV SA2 12:1 · Read together SA2 12:1

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OET-RV SA2 12:1

12 So Yahweh sent Natan (Nathan) to David to tell him, “Once there was a rich man and a poor man living in the same city.

OET-LV SA2 12:1

12 And_ YHWH _he _sent DOM Nātān to Dāvid and_he _came to_him/it and_he/it _said to_him/it two _of men they _were in_a _city one one was_rich and_one was_poor.

All 21 recorded passages for this sense

SA1: RV SA1 18:23 · LV SA1 18:23 · Read together SA1 18:23

SA2: RV SA2 12:1 · RV SA2 12:3–4 · LV SA2 12:1 · LV SA2 12:3–4 · Read together SA2 12:1 · Read together SA2 12:3–4

PSA: RV PSA 82:3 · LV PSA 82:3 · Read together PSA 82:3

ECC: RV ECC 4:14 · RV ECC 5:8 · LV ECC 4:14 · LV ECC 5:7 · Read together ECC 4:14 · Read together ECC 5:8

Sense 3: to pretend to be poor

Semantic domains: Poor (002001001040)

Core domains: Wealth and Poverty (192)

Definition: = action by which humans behave as if they are poor and lack resources

Forms: vbhit-

PRO 10:4: RV PRO 10:4 · LV PRO 10:4 · Read together PRO 10:4

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OET-RV PRO 10:4

4 Idle hands lead to poverty,
⇔ ^ but those who work hard gain wealth.

OET-LV PRO 10:4

4 Is_poor one _who_works a _palm _of slackness and_the_hand _of diligent_people it _gains _riches.

PRO 13:7: RV PRO 13:7 · LV PRO 13:7 · Read together PRO 13:7

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OET-RV PRO 13:7

7 Some people pretend to be wealthy, but have very little.
⇔ Others act as if they’re poor, but are actually very wealthy.

OET-LV PRO 13:7

7 There_is one _who_enriches _himself and_there_is_not anything one _who_impoverishes _himself and_wealth great.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

רושׁ

Form 1

Sense 1: to suffer want

Sense 2: poor, destitute

Sense 3: to pretend to be poor