Ashir עָשִׁיר

Ashir (Hebrew עָשִׁיר, Strong's H6223) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “rich”. It occurs 23 times in 23 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Ashir, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 30:15
  The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls.In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.

Ruth

• Ruth 3:10
  And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 12:1
  And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
• 2 Samuel 12:2
  The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle,
• 2 Samuel 12:4
  And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.Now a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.”

Job

• Job 27:19
  The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.

Psalms

• Psalm 45:12
  And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
• Psalm 49:2
  Both low and high, rich and poor, together.both low and high, rich and poor alike.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 10:15
  The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
• Proverbs 14:20
  The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
• Proverbs 18:11
  The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
• Proverbs 18:23
  The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
• Proverbs 22:2
  The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
• Proverbs 22:7
  The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
• Proverbs 22:16
  He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
• Proverbs 28:6
  Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
• Proverbs 28:11
  The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 5:12
  The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
• Ecclesiastes 10:6
  Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.
• Ecclesiastes 10:20
  Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 53:9
  And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 9:23
  Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

Micah

• Micah 6:12
  For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).