What does רֵישׁ (resh) mean in the Bible?
רֵישׁ (resh) is a Hebrew word meaning "poverty".
Hebrew · H7389
רֵישׁ
Poverty
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רֵישׁ H7389
Pronunciation resh
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 It and poverty 2× Proverbs 6:11, Proverbs 24:34
Poverty 2× Proverbs 13:18, Proverbs 30:8
but poverty 1× Proverbs 10:15
his poverty 1× Proverbs 31:7
of poverty 1× Proverbs 28:19
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Proverbs 6:11 רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ to and poverty Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Proverbs 10:15 רֵישָֽׁם׃ to but poverty Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Proverbs 13:18 רֵ֣ישׁ to Poverty Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 24:34 רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ to and poverty Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Proverbs 28:19 רִֽישׁ׃ to of poverty Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 30:8 רֵ֣אשׁ to poverty Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 31:7 רִישׁ֑וֹ to his poverty Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Proverbs 6:11
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 1
Proverbs 7
Source forms
רֵ֣אשׁ 1x rêš Proverbs 30:8
רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ 1x rê·še·ḵā Proverbs 6:11
רֵ֣ישׁ 1x rêš Proverbs 13:18
רִֽישׁ׃ 1x rîš Proverbs 28:19
רִישׁ֑וֹ 1x rî·šōw Proverbs 31:7
רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ 1x rê·še·ḵā Proverbs 24:34
רֵישָֽׁם׃ 1x rê·šām Proverbs 10:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 3x Proverbs 13:18, Proverbs 28:19, Proverbs 30:8
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 2x Proverbs 6:11, Proverbs 24:34
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Proverbs 10:15
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 31:7
Evidence Summary
Revelation
Hebrew word. poverty
Source Gloss
poverty
Extended definition Source: 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
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain