Lexical Summary ashar: to be or become rich Original Word: עָשַׁרTransliteration: ashar Phonetic Spelling: (aw-shar') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to be or become rich Meaning: to accumulate, chiefly, to grow, rich Strong's Concordance become rich, make rich, wax richA 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 Brown-Driver-Briggs H6238. ashar [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; + הוֺנַיִח בְּרֹב); Imperfect3masculine singular suffix יַעְשְׁרֶנּוּ (Ges§ 61g),+ accusative of congnate meaning with verb עשֶׁר; 2 masculine singular suffix תַּעְשְׁרֶנָּהּ רַבַּת 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; 28:20. Hithpa`el Participle מִתְעַשֵּׁר Proverbs 13:7 one enriching himself. |
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