Help QuickNav Adv. Options
BBE

BBE

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H6238 - ʿāšar

Aa
עָשַׁר
Transliteration
ʿāšar
Pronunciation
aw-shar'
Listen
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1714

Strong’s Definitions

עָשַׁר ʻâshar, aw-shar'; 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 margin). See H6240.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H6238 in the following manner: rich (14x), enrich (3x), richer (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H6238 in the following manner: rich (14x), enrich (3x), richer (1x).

  1. to be or become rich or wealthy, enrich, pretend to be rich

    1. (Qal) to be or become rich

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to make rich

      2. to gain riches

    3. (Hithpael) to enrich oneself, pretend to be rich

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָשַׁר ʻâshar, aw-shar'; 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 margin). See H6240.
STRONGS H6238: Abbreviations
† [עָשַׁר] verb be or become rich (Late Hebrew in derived species, and derivatives; Aramaic עֲתַר, bdb079901; compare Arabic bdb079902 abound with herbage, bdb079903 abundance, of herbage, goods, etc.); —
Qal Perfect 1st person singular עָשַׁרְתִּי Hosea 12:9 I have become rich; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יֶעְשַׁר Job 15:29 he shall not be rich. — 1 Kings 22:49 read עָשָׂה
Hiph.
1. make rich, with accusative of person: Perfect 1st person singular הֶעֱשַׁרְתִּי Genesis 14:23; 2nd person feminine singular הֶעֱשַׁרְתְּ Ezekiel 27:33 (of personified Tyre; + בְּרֹב הוֺנַיִח); Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַעְשְׁרֶנּוּ (Ges§ 61 g),+ accusative of congnate meaning with verb עשֶׁר; 2nd person masculine singular suffix רַבַּת תַּעְשְׁרֶנָּהּ Psalm 65:10 thou dost greatly enrich it (the land); object omitted 3rd person feminine singular תַּעֲשִׁיר Proverbs 10:22, so Participle מַעֲשִׁיר 1 Samuel 2:7 י׳ maketh rich (opposed to מוֺרִישׁ).
2. gain riches, absolute: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַעֲשִׁר Psalm 49:17, יַעֲשִׁיר Proverbs 21:7; Daniel 11:2 (+ accusative of congnate meaning with verb עשֶׁר); 3rd person feminine singular תַּעֲשִׁיר Proverbs 10:4; 1st person singular וָאַעֲשִׁר Zechariah 11:5(Gi Kt; van d. H. Baer וַאעֲשִׁר); 3rd person masculine plural וַיַּעֲשִׁירוּ Jeremiah 5:27; Infinitive construct לְהַעֲשִׁיר Proverbs 23:4; Proverbs 28:20.
Hithp. Participle מִתְעַשֵּׁר Proverbs 13:7 one enriching himself.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:23

1 Samuel

2:7

1 Kings

22:49

Job

15:29

Psalms

49:17; 65:10

Proverbs

10:4; 10:22; 13:7; 21:7; 23:4; 28:20

Jeremiah

5:27

Ezekiel

27:33

Daniel

11:2

Hosea

12:9

Zechariah

11:5

H6238

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6238 matches the Hebrew עָשַׁר (ʿāšar),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:23 - That I will not take so much as a thread or the cord of a shoe of yours; so that you may not say, I have given wealth to Abram:

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:7 - The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:25 - And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man? Clearly he has come out to put shame on Israel: and it is certain that if any man overcomes him, the king will give that man great wealth, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's family free in Israel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:29 - He does not get wealth for himself, and is unable to keep what he has got; the heads of his grain are not bent down to the earth.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:16 - Have no fear when wealth comes to a man, and the glory of his house is increased;

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:9 - You have given your blessing to the earth, watering it and making it fertile; the river of God is full of water: and having made it ready, you give men grain.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:4 - He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:22 - The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:7 - A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:17 - The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4 - Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:20 - A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:27 - As the fowl-house is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: for this reason they have become great and have got wealth.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:33 - When your goods went out over the seas, you made numbers of peoples full; the wealth of the kings of the earth was increased with your great wealth and all your goods.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:2 - And now I will make clear to you what is true. There are still three kings to come in Persia, and the fourth will have much greater wealth than all of them: and when he has become strong through his wealth, he will put his forces in motion against all the kingdoms of Greece.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:8 - And Ephraim said, Now I have got wealth and much property; in all my works no sin may be seen in me.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:5 - Whose owners put them to death and have no sense of sin; and those who get a price for them say, May the Lord be praised for I have much wealth: and the keepers of the flock have no pity for them.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
BBE
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
BBE
Daily Devotionals

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan