What does רֵישׁ (resh) mean in the Bible?
רֵישׁ (resh) is a Hebrew word meaning "poverty".
Hebrew · H7389
רֵישׁ
Poverty
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רֵישׁH7389
Pronunciationresh
What does רֵישׁ (resh) mean in the Bible?
רֵישׁ (resh) is a Hebrew word meaning "poverty".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7389?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and poverty (2), Poverty (2), but poverty (1), his poverty (1), of poverty (1).
Where does רֵישׁ (resh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 6:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (7).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand poverty2×Proverbs 6:11, Proverbs 24:34
Poverty2×Proverbs 13:18, Proverbs 30:8
but poverty1×Proverbs 10:15
his poverty1×Proverbs 31:7
of poverty1×Proverbs 28:19
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Proverbs 6:11רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָtoand povertyNoun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularProverbs 10:15רֵישָֽׁם׃tobut povertyNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralProverbs 13:18רֵ֣ישׁtoPovertyNoun - masculine singularProverbs 24:34רֵישֶׁ֑ךָtoand povertyNoun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularProverbs 28:19רִֽישׁ׃toof povertyNoun - masculine singularProverbs 30:8רֵ֣אשׁtopovertyNoun - masculine singularProverbs 31:7רִישׁ֑וֹtohis povertyNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowProverbs 6:11
Aligned rows7
Books represented1
Proverbs7
Source forms
רֵ֣אשׁ1xrêšProverbs 30:8
רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ1xrê·še·ḵāProverbs 6:11
רֵ֣ישׁ1xrêšProverbs 13:18
רִֽישׁ׃1xrîšProverbs 28:19
רִישׁ֑וֹ1xrî·šōwProverbs 31:7
רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ1xrê·še·ḵāProverbs 24:34
רֵישָֽׁם׃1xrê·šāmProverbs 10:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular3xProverbs 13:18, Proverbs 28:19, Proverbs 30:8
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular2xProverbs 6:11, Proverbs 24:34
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xProverbs 10:15
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xProverbs 31:7
Evidence Summary
Revelation
Hebrew word. poverty
Source Gloss
poverty
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
poverty Usage: poverty.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
lack of resources or economic deprivation
lack or economic hardship
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
רֵישׁ is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The word captures the vulnerability that often accompanies poverty.Proverbs 10:15
The text emphasizes that laziness invites preventable hardship.Proverbs 6:6-11
Canonical Themes
Revelation
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