Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
poverty
Usage: poverty Also means: rish (רִישׁ "poverty" H7389B)
Strong's Number
H7389
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
1
Strong's H7389 Quick Answer
Strong's H7389 רֵישׁ רֵאשׁ רִישׁ (reysh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. reysh (raysh) (or resh {raysh} or riysh {reesh};) n-m. 1. poverty [from H7326] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include poverty. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- reysh (raysh) (or resh {raysh} or riysh {reesh};) n-m. 1. poverty [from H7326]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- poverty
Meaning and Definition
reysh (raysh) (or resh {raysh} or riysh {reesh};) n-m. 1. poverty [from H7326] KJV: poverty. Root(s): H7326
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7389. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7389 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render reysh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
poverty
Proverbs 6:11
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How Strong's H7389 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7389 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7389 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7389.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7389, grouped by book.
Proverbs 7 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H7389 FAQ
What does reysh (רֵישׁ) mean?
Reysh (Strong's H7389) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "poverty". reysh (raysh) (or resh {raysh} or riysh {reesh};) n-m. 1. poverty [from H7326]
How many times is reysh (רֵישׁ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H7389 across 1 book.
Where can I study reysh (רֵישׁ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7389 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate reysh (רֵישׁ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as poverty. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.