יַעֲשִֽׁיר
𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓
yaashir
he will become rich
a primitive root; properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich; be(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg). See עָשָׂר.
H6238
Proverbs 21:17 · Word #9
Lexicon H6238
| Lemma | עָשַׁר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤔𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ʻâshar |
| Strong's | H6238 |
| In-context | he will become rich |
Morphology HVhi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H6238-04
he will cause to grow rich
| Root | עשר (ʿ-š-r) |
| Core Meanings | accumulation, increase of wealth, enrichment, becoming rich |
| Semantic Range | to become rich, to make rich, to cause prosperity, to increase wealth or resources, to enrich materially or figuratively |
| Conceptual Significance | In the Hebrew Bible, wealth and enrichment are often portrayed as outcomes of divine blessing or covenant faithfulness. The causative form underscores that enrichment ultimately comes from an external agent—frequently YHWH—highlighting themes of dependence, stewardship, and the moral dimensions of prosperity. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil imperfect (yiqtol) 3rd masculine singular from עָשַׁר. The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense: "to cause to become rich" rather than simply "to become rich." |
| Rendering Rationale | The root עשר carries the idea of accumulating or becoming wealthy. In the Hiphil stem (causative) with a 3rd masculine singular imperfect form, the verb means "he will cause to become rich" or "he will make rich," preserving both the causative force and the masculine singular subject. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root עשר (accumulation, increase of wealth, enrichment, becoming rich)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6240-01 |
asar | ten |
H6235-01 |
asarah | ten |
H6235-02 |
asarot | tens |
H6235-03 |
aser | ten (feminine count) |
H6235-04 |
aseret | ten (of) |
H6239-01 |
asheram | their wealth |
H6239-02 |
ashero | his wealth |
H6223-01 |
ashir | a wealth-filled man |
H6224-01 |
asiri | tenth (masculine singular) |
H6224-02 |
asirit | tenth-part of |
H6218-01 |
asor | ten-string (instrument) |
H6224-03 |
baasiri | in the tenth (one) |
H6239-03 |
beashero | in his richness |
H6218-02 |
beasor | on the tenth (day) |
H6242-01 |
beeserim | in two-tens |
H6235-05 |
eser | ten |
H6240-02 |
esereh | ten (feminine singular) |
H6242-02 |
eserim | twenty |
H6241-01 |
eseronim | tenth-portions |
H6235-06 |
haasarah | the full ten |
H6224-04 |
haasiri | the tenth (one) |
H6224-05 |
haasirit | the tenth (feminine singular) |
H6242-03 |
haeserim | the twenty (tenfold-units) |
H4643-01 |
hamaaser | the tenth-portion |
H6239-04 |
haosher | the richness |
H6240-03 |
heasar | the ten |
H6223-02 |
heashir | the enriched man |
H6238-01 |
heesharete | you (feminine) caused to grow rich |
H6241-02 |
isaron | a tenth-portion |
H6235-07 |
kaaseret | about a ten-of |
H6235-08 |
keeser | about ten |
H6242-04 |
keeserim | about twenty |
H6249-03 |
leashetey | for the eleven-of |
H6223-03 |
leashir | to a wealthy man |
H6235-09 |
leeser | for a ten-count |
H6242-05 |
leeserim | for twenty (two ten-units) |
H6238-02 |
lehaashir | to cause to grow rich |
H6239-05 |
leosher | to richness |
H4643-02 |
maaser | a tenth-portion |
H4643-03 |
maesar | tenth-portion-of |
H4643-04 |
maeseroteykhem | your tenth-portions |
H6235-10 |
measarah | from ten |
H6239-06 |
osher | richness |
H6240-04 |
shr | tenfold-ships-of |
H6235-11 |
shrh | ten (full-count) |
H6238-03 |
taashir | she causes to grow rich |
H4643-05 |
umaesar | and a tenth-of |
H6235-12 |
vaasarah | and ten |
H6235-13 |
vaaseret | and ten-of |
H6224-06 |
vaasirit | and a tenth-portion of |
H6235-14 |
vaeser | and ten |
H6239-07 |
vaosher | and richness |
H6251-01 |
veasheterot | and the increase-ewes |
H6235-15 |
veeser | and ten (a full count) |
H6242-06 |
veeserim | and twenty |
H6241-03 |
veisaron | and a tenth-portion |
H6237-01 |
yaesor | he will take a tenth |
Word Usage (17 occurrences of H6238)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 14:23 | הֶעֱשַׁ֥רְתִּי | heeshareti | have made rich |
| 1 Samuel 2:7 | וּ/מַעֲשִׁ֑יר | umaashir | and-makes-rich |
| 1 Samuel 17:25 | יַעְשְׁרֶ֥/נּוּ | yaesherenu | will enrich him |