Lexicon ashar: to be or become rich Original Word: עָשַׁרPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ashar Phonetic Spelling: (aw-shar') Short Definition: rich NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definitionto be or become rich NASB Translationbecome rich (4), becomes rich (1), enrich (2), enriched (1), gain (1), gain wealth (1), made...rich (1), makes rich (2), pretends to be rich (1), rich (3).
Brown-Driver-Briggs [ עָשַׁר] verb be or become rich (Late Hebrew in derived species, and derivatives; Aramaic עֲתַר,  ; compare Arabic  abound with herbage,  abundance, of herbage, goods, etc.); — Qal Perfect1singular עָשַׁרְתִּי Hosea 12:9 I have become rich; Imperfect3masculine singular יֶעְשַׁר Job 15:29 he shall not be rich. — 1 Kings 22:49 read עָשָׂה Hiph`il 1. make rich, with accusative of person: Perfect1singular הֶעֱשַׁרְתִּי Genesis 14:23; 2feminine singular הֶעֱשַׁרְתְּ Ezekiel 27:33 (of personified Tyre; + בְּרֹב הוֺנַיִח); Imperfect3masculine singular suffix יַעְשְׁרֶנּוּ (Ges§ 61g),+ accusative of congnate meaning with verb עשֶׁר; 2 masculine singular suffix רַבַּת תַּעְשְׁרֶנָּהּ Psalm 65:10 thou dost greatly enrich it (the land); object omitted 3 feminine singular תַּעֲשִׁיר Proverbs 10:22, so Participle מַעֲשִׁיר 1 Samuel 2:7 ׳י maketh rich (opposed to מוֺרִישׁ). 2 gain riches, absolute: Imperfect3masculine singular יַעֲשִׁר Psalm 49:17, יַעֲשִׁיר Proverbs 21:7; Daniel 11:2 (+ accusative of congnate meaning with verb עשֶׁר); 3 feminine singular תַּעֲשִׁיר Proverbs 10:4; 1singular וָאַעֲשִׁר Zechariah 11:5(Gi Kt; van d. H. Baer וַאעֲשִׁר); 3 masculine plural וַיַּעֲשִׁירוּ Jeremiah 5:27; Infinitive construct לְהַעֲשִׁיר Proverbs 23:4; Proverbs 28:20. Hithpa`el Participle מִתְעַשֵּׁר Proverbs 13:7 one enriching himself.
Strong's become rich, make rich, wax rich A primitive root; properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich -- be(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg). See asar. see HEBREW asar |
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