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עָשַׁר H6238
H6238 is the Hebrew word עָשַׁר, transliterated ʻâshar and said aw-shar'. The King James Version most often renders it rich.
What it means
properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: be(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg). See H6240 (עָשָׂר).
Verses using עָשַׁר
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 14:23 · KJV
That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
1 Samuel 2:7 · KJV
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
1 Samuel 17:25 · KJV
And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.
Job 15:29 · KJV
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
Psalm 49:16 · KJV
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
Psalm 65:9 · KJV
Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
Proverbs 10:22 · KJV
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Proverbs 13:7 · KJV
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
Proverbs 23:4 · KJV
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Proverbs 28:20 · KJV
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Ezekiel 27:33 · KJV
When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.
Daniel 11:2 · KJV
And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
Hosea 12:8 · KJV
And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
Zechariah 11:5 · KJV
Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6238 mean?
H6238 is the Hebrew word עָשַׁר (ʻâshar), meaning properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich.
How is H6238 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it rich (4 times), maketh rich (2 times), made (1 time), enrich (1 time), made rich (1 time), among others.
How many times does H6238 appear in the Bible?
עָשַׁר (ʻâshar) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6238 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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