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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Rich

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

81exact KJV occurrences 41Old Testament 40New Testament 26books containing the word 9mapped Strong's IDs 72occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 13:2

And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 18:19

And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where rich appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

Genesis 22 verses Exodus 11 verses Leviticus 11 verses Ruth 11 verses 1 Samuel 11 verses 2 Samuel 33 verses Job 33 verses Psalms 33 verses Proverbs 1616 verses Ecclesiastes 33 verses Isaiah 11 verses Jeremiah 22 verses Ezekiel 11 verses Hosea 11 verses Micah 11 verses Zechariah 11 verses Matthew 33 verses Mark 22 verses Luke 1313 verses Romans 11 verses 1 Corinthians 11 verses 2 Corinthians 32 verses Ephesians 11 verses 1 Timothy 33 verses James 55 verses Revelation 88 verses
ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH6238
עָשַׁר

ʻâshar · aw-shar'

13 times translated as this KJV form18 total Strong's occurrences

v

properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich

Strong's KJV usage: be(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg). See 6240.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Genesis 14:23Strong's last: Zechariah 11:5

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HebrewH3513
כָּבַד

kâbad · kaw-bad'

1 times translated as this KJV form121 total Strong's occurrences

v

to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)

Strong's KJV usage: abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, × be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, × more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Genesis 13:2Strong's last: Genesis 13:2

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HebrewH7771
שׁוֹעַ

shôwaʻ · sho'-ah

1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a noble, i.e. liberal, opulent; also (as noun in the derived sense) a halloo

Strong's KJV usage: bountiful, crying, rich.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Job 34:19Strong's last: Job 34:19

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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Clear
James 1:10
G4145

But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

James 1:11
no direct Strong's tag

For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

James 2:5
G4145

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

James 2:6
no direct Strong's tag

But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

James 5:1
no direct Strong's tag

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

rich

RICH, adjective [Latin rego, regnum, Eng. reach, region, from extending.]

1. Wealthy; opulent; possessing a large portion of land, goods or money, or a larger portion than is common to other men or to men of like rank. A farmer may be rich with property which would not make a nobleman rich An annual income of 500 sterling pounds would make a rich vicar, but not a rich bishop. Men more willingly acknowledge others to be richer, than to be wiser than themselves.

Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver and in gold.

Genesis 13:2.

2. Splendid; costly; valuable; precious; sumptuous; as a rich dress; a rich border; a rich silk; rich furniture; a rich present.

3. Abundant in materials; yielding great quantities of any thing valuable; as a rich mine; rich ore.

4. Abounding in valuable ingredients or qualities; as a rich odor or flavor; rich spices.

So we say, a rich description; a discourse rich in ideas.

5. Full of valuable achievements or works.

Each minute shall be rich in some great action.

6. Fertile; fruitful; capable of producing large crops or quantities; as a rich soil; rich land; rich mold.

7. Abundant; large; as a rich crop.

8. Abundant; affording abundance; plentiful.

The gorgeous East with richest hand pours on her sons barbaric pearl and gold.

9. Full of beautiful scenery; as a rich landscape; a rich prospect.

10. Abounding with elegant colors; as a rich picture.

11. Plentifully stocked; as pastures rich in flocks.

12. Strong; vivid; perfect; as a rich color.

13. Having something precious; as a grove of rich trees.

14. Abounding with nutritious qualities; as a rich diet.

15. Highly seasoned; as rich paste; a rich dish of food.

16. Abounding with a variety of delicious food; as a rich table or entertainment.

17. Containing abundance beyond wants; as a rich treasury.

18. In music, full of sweet or harmonious sounds.

19. In Scripture, abounding; highly endowed with spiritual gifts; as rich in faith. James 2:5.

20. Placing confidence in outward prosperity. Matthew 19:23.

21. Self-righteous; abounding, in one's own opinion, with spiritual graces. Revelation 3:17.

RICH in mercy, spoken of God, full of mercy, and ready to bestow good things on sinful men. Ephesians 2:4. Romans 10:12.

The rich used as a noun, denotes a rich man or person, or more frequently in the plural, rich men or persons.

The rich hath many friends. Proverbs 14:20.

RICH, verb transitive To enrich. [Not used. See Enrich.]

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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KJV English usageExact token counts, verse counts, first/last occurrence, and book distribution come from the canonical TWBC PCE KJV index.
Webster 1828Historical English dictionary material is reproduced as dictionary data, not as inspired Scripture or TWBC commentary.
Original Word / Strong'sHebrew, Aramaic, and Greek links attach by exact verse + KJV token position. No global “English word always equals Strong's ID” rule is used.

Curated TWBC teaching will remain a separate editorial layer. Raw source data is never silently rewritten to force a doctrinal conclusion.