רָאשִׁ֑ים — Proverbs 13:23 Hebrew Word Study

רָאשִׁ֑ים

𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌

rashim

of the poor

a primitive root; to be destitute; lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).

H7326

Proverbs 13:23 · Word #4

Lexicon `H7326`

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	`q` — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation	`r` — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`p` — Plural — Plural
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

heads

Root	ראשׁ (r-ʾ-sh)
Core Meanings	head, top, summit, beginning, chief position, first rank
Semantic Range	Literal heads; tops or summits; beginnings of time; chief persons or leaders; foremost parts; principal or highest elements; totals or sums.
Conceptual Significance	רֹאשׁ expresses prominence, priority, and authority in biblical thought. Whether referring to physical heads, tribal leaders, or the beginning of events, it conveys the idea of what stands first, highest, or governing within a structure—social, spatial, or temporal.
Morphological Notes	Common masculine noun in the absolute state; plural form of רֹאשׁ (rôʾsh). No pronominal suffix; functions according to context as subject, object, or construct head when paired syntactically.
Rendering Rationale	The noun רָאשִׁים is masculine plural absolute (HNcmpa), so the rendering preserves the plural form with "heads." Using "heads" retains the concrete root imagery of the head as the highest or leading part, from which figurative senses (chiefs, leaders, beginnings) derive.

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Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
1 Samuel 18:23	רָ֥שׁ	rash	poor
2 Samuel 12:1	רָֽאשׁ	rash	poor
2 Samuel 12:3	וְ/לָ/רָ֣שׁ	velarash	but to-the-poor
2 Samuel 12:4	הָ/רָ֔אשׁ	harash	the poor
Psalms 34:11	רָשׁ֣וּ	rashu	have lacked
Psalms 82:3	וָ/רָ֣שׁ	varash	and the destitute
Proverbs 10:4	רָ֗אשׁ	rash	poverty
Proverbs 13:7	מִ֝תְרוֹשֵׁ֗שׁ	miteroshesh	who pretends to be poor
Proverbs 13:8	וְ֝/רָ֗שׁ	verash	but poor
Proverbs 13:23	רָאשִׁ֑ים	rashim	of the poor
Proverbs 14:20	רָ֑שׁ	rash	the poor
Proverbs 17:5	לָ֭/רָשׁ	larash	the poor
Proverbs 18:23	רָ֑שׁ	rash	poor man
Proverbs 19:1	רָ֭שׁ	rash	is the poor
Proverbs 19:7	רָ֨שׁ	rash	poor
Proverbs 19:22	רָ֝שׁ	rash	poor
Proverbs 22:2	וָ/רָ֣שׁ	varash	and poor
Proverbs 22:7	בְּ/רָשִׁ֣ים	berashim	over the poor
Proverbs 28:3	רָ֭שׁ	rash	poor
Proverbs 28:6	רָ֭שׁ	rash	the poor
Proverbs 28:27	לָ֭/רָשׁ	larash	to the poor
Proverbs 29:13	רָ֤שׁ	rash	poor [man]
Ecclesiastes 4:14	רָֽשׁ	rash
Ecclesiastes 5:7	רָ֠שׁ	rash