Genesis 13:2
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
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Rich
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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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Genesis
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11 verses
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11 verses
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11 verses
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33 verses
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33 verses
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33 verses
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11 verses
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11 verses
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11 verses
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11 verses
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11 verses
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32 verses
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11 verses
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33 verses
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55 verses
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88 verses
Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?
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πλούσιος
ploúsios · ploo'-see-os
23 times translated as this KJV form28 total Strong's occurrences
wealthy; figuratively, abounding with
Strong's KJV usage: :--rich.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 19:23Strong's last: Revelation 13:16
Open full G4145 profile →עָשִׁיר
ʻâshîyr · aw-sheer'
20 times translated as this KJV form23 total Strong's occurrences
rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
Strong's KJV usage: rich (man).
Strong's first: Exodus 30:15Strong's last: Jeremiah 9:23
Open full H6223 profile →עָשַׁר
ʻâshar · aw-shar'
13 times translated as this KJV form18 total Strong's occurrences
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
Open full H6238 profile →πλουτέω
ploutéō · ploo-teh'-o
11 times translated as this KJV form13 total Strong's occurrences
to be (or become) wealthy (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--be increased with goods, (be made, wax) rich.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Luke 1:53Strong's last: Revelation 18:19
Open full G4147 profile →πλουτίζω
ploutízō · ploo-tid'-zo
1 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
to make wealthy (figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--en- (make) rich.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 2 Corinthians 6:10Strong's last: 2 Corinthians 6:10
Open full G4148 profile →הוֹן
hôwn · hone
1 times translated as this KJV form26 total Strong's occurrences
wealth; by implication, enough
Strong's KJV usage: enough, for nought, riches, substance, wealth.
Strong's first: Proverbs 28:22Strong's last: Proverbs 28:22
Open full H1952 profile →כָּבַד
kâbad · kaw-bad'
1 times translated as this KJV form121 total Strong's occurrences
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
Open full H3513 profile →נָשַׂג
nâsag · naw-sag'
1 times translated as this KJV form45 total Strong's occurrences
to reach (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, × surely, (over-) take (hold of, on, upon).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Leviticus 25:47Strong's last: Leviticus 25:47
Open full H5381 profile →שׁוֹעַ
shôwaʻ · sho'-ah
1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
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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H6223
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
H6238
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
H6223
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
H6223
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
H6238
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
H1952
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
H6223
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.
H6223
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
H6223
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.
H6223
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.
H6238
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
H6223
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:
no direct Strong's tag
These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
H6238
And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
no direct Strong's tag
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
H6238
Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.
G4145
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
G4145
And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
G4145
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
G4145
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
G4145
And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
G4147
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
G4145
But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
G4145
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
G4147
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
English meaning and historical usage.
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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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