לְֽ/הַעֲשִׁ֑יר

𐤋/𐤄𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓

lehaashir

to get 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 23:4 · Word #3

Lexicon H6238

Lemmaעָשַׁר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤔𐤓
Transliterationʻâshar
Strong'sH6238
In-contextto get rich

Morphology HR/Vhc All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

SIBI-P1 H6238-01

to cause to grow rich

Rootעשר (ʿ-š-r)
Core Meaningsaccumulation, wealth, enrichment, becoming rich
Semantic Rangeto make wealthy, to enrich, to cause prosperity, to increase materially; by extension, to bestow abundance or prosperity.
Conceptual SignificanceThe verb highlights the belief that wealth and increase ultimately come through divine causation. In biblical theology, enrichment—whether material or social—is often portrayed as granted or withheld by יהוה, underscoring dependence on divine provision rather than human effort alone.
Morphological NotesHiphil infinitive construct of עָשַׁר with prefixed לְ; causative stem indicating bringing about wealth or enrichment.
Rendering RationaleThe form לְהַעֲשִׁיר is a Hiphil infinitive construct with prefixed לְ, expressing purpose or result. The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense to the root עשר ("to accumulate, be rich"), so "to cause to grow rich" preserves both the core idea of increasing wealth and the causative verbal force.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root עשר (accumulation, 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
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)
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)
H6238-02 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
H6238-03 yaashir he will cause to grow rich
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
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