Hebrew · H1397, H7326 · unreviewed

גֶּבֶר רָשׁ

Properly, a valiant man or warrior ; generally, a person simply · to be destitute

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גֶּבֶר H1397 properly, a valiant man or warrior ; generally, a person simply
רוּשׁ H7326 to be destitute
Pronunciation rash
State of total material lack; often describes the socially vulnerable whom covenant law protects.
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What does גֶּבֶר רָשׁ (gever rash) mean in the Bible?

גֶּבֶר · רוּשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "a poor man, a strong man who is poor, or a person of power in lowly condition".

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Meaning

a poor man, a strong man who is poor, or a person of power in lowly condition
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 15 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Participle 13 Participle active 1 Perfect 1
Stem
Qal 14 Hithpolel 1
Mood
Indicative 1

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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