רוּשׁ (rûš) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning be in want. It appears
24 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7326).
Also rendered
be poor
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2138)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2138)be in want, poor; young lions are in want and hunger; one impoverishing himself; be destitute; lack, needy
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
רוּשׁverb: be in want, poor
Qalyoung lions are in want and hunger
Hithpō‛lēlone impoverishing himself
Strong's H7326רוּשׁ: to be destitute KJV:lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.