רוּשׁ
rush
be poor
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "rush" (H7326) carries the meaning of being poor. Its short definition directly conveys this sense, suggesting a state of economic hardship or lack of resources. The semantic domain of Commerce & Wealth further emphasizes its connection to financial circumstances. This word is used 24 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. Its range of usage likely spans different genres, such as prophetic or wisdom literature, where economic conditions and social justice are often discussed. The frequency of its occurrence suggests that poverty was a pressing concern in ancient Israelite society. The significance of "rush" lies in its straightforward representation of economic hardship. It does not carry any connotations of moral judgment or shame, simply describing a state of being. This clarity makes it a valuable term for understanding the social and economic realities of ancient Israel, where poverty was a common experience for many people.
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Occurrences in Scripture
24 total occurrences across the text
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.
Psalms 82:3“Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
Proverbs 10:4He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
Proverbs 13:7There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
Proverbs 13:8The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.
Proverbs 13:23An abundance of food is in poor people’s fields, but injustice sweeps it away.
Proverbs 17:5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 18:23The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 19:1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:7All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
Proverbs 19:22That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 22:2The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:7The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 28:3A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
Proverbs 28:6Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
Proverbs 28:27One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.
Proverbs 29:13The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.
Ecclesiastes 4:14For out of prison he came out to be king; yes, even in his kingdom he was born poor.
Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t marvel at the matter, for one official is eyed by a higher one, and there are officials over them.
Proverbs 14:20The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.
1 Samuel 18:23Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man, and little known?”
2 Samuel 12:1Yahweh sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
2 Samuel 12:3but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him, and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was like a daughter to him.
2 Samuel 12:4A traveler came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to prepare for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man’s lamb, and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”