Rush רוּשׁ

Rush (Hebrew רוּשׁ, Strong's H7326) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be poor”. It occurs 24 times in 24 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

Topics

• Poverty

Verses

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

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 18:23
  And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”

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 12:3
  But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
• 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.”

Psalms

• Psalm 34:10
  The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
• Psalm 82:3
  Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 10:4
  He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
• Proverbs 13:7
  There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
• Proverbs 13:8
  The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
• Proverbs 13:23
  Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
• 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 17:5
  Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
• 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 19:1
  Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
• Proverbs 19:7
  All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.All the brothers of a poor man hate him— how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
• Proverbs 19:22
  The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
• 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 28:3
  A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
• 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 28:27
  He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
• Proverbs 29:13
  The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lighteneth both their eyes.The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 4:14
  For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.
• Ecclesiastes 5:8
  If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

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).