רֵישׁ
rêš
poverty
Strong's H7389NounHebrewTWOT 2138a

רֵישׁ (rêš) is a Hebrew noun meaning poverty. It appears 7 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7389).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2138a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2138a)poverty
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

רִישׁ noun, masculine: poverty

Strong's H7389 רֵישׁ: poverty
KJV:poverty.

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.

Root family 2138: רוּשׁ rûš — be in want, poor; young lions are in want and hunger; one impoverishing himself; be destitute; lack, needy

See it in Scripture

Proverbs 6:11

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