Rêysh — H7389
H7389 · Hebrew — ריש
Pronunciation: raysh
Other spellings: rêʼsh רֵאשׁ, rîysh רִישׁ
Definition
masculine noun
poverty
- poverty
Usually translated as
poverty
Origin
or rêʼsh; or rîysh; from H7326
Occurrences
Rêysh occurs 7 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Proverbs (7)
- Proverbs 6:11 — So shall thy poverty (רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ) come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
- Proverbs 10:15 — The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty (רֵישָֽׁם).
- Proverbs 13:18 — Poverty (רֵ֣ישׁ) and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
- Proverbs 24:34 — So shall thy poverty (רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ) come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
- Proverbs 28:19 — He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty (רִֽישׁ) enough.
- Proverbs 30:8 — Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty (רֵ֣אשׁ) nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
- Proverbs 31:7 — Let him drink, and forget his poverty (רִישׁ֑וֹ), and remember his misery no more.
Strong's Lexicon — R