King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H6223
Transliteration: ashir
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-sheer')
Part of Speech: Adjective; noun; Adjective masculine; noun masculine
Short Definition: rich
Meaning: rich
Word Summary
ashir: rich
Original Word: עָשִׁירTransliteration: ashir
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-sheer')
Part of Speech: Adjective; noun; Adjective masculine; noun masculine
Short Definition: rich
Meaning: rich
Strong's Concordance
rich man From ashar; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble) -- rich (man).
see HEBREW ashar
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H6223. ashir
עָשִׁיר23 adjective and
noun rich; — absolute ׳ע Exodus 30:15 19t.; plural absolute עֲשִׁירִים Ecclesiastes 10:6; construct עֲשִׁירֵי Psalm 45:13; suffix עֲשִׁירֶיהָ Micah 6:12; —
adjective masculine 2 Samuel 12:1, 4 (opposed to רָאשׁ), Ruth 3:10 (opposed to רַּל); usually
noun masculine the rich, opposed to רַּל, Proverbs 10:15 3t.; opposed to רָשׁ 2 Samuel 12:2; Proverbs 14:20 4t.; opposed to אֶבְיוֺן Psalm 49:3; alone Jeremiah 9:22; Micah 6:12 5t., + עָם עֲשִׁירֵי Psalm 45:13; ׳ע Isaiah 53:9 is probably corrupt, compare "" רְשָׁעִים; Bö Ry Di-Kit רַע עשֵֹׁי; Krochm Gr CheHpt conjecture רְשָׁעִים for ׳ע and מּשְׁעִים for ׳ר.