עֹֽשֶׁר

𐤏𐤔𐤓

osher

Riches

from עָשַׁר; wealth; [idiom] far (richer), riches.

H6239

Proverbs 8:18 · Word #1

Lexicon H6239

Lemmaעֹשֶׁר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤔𐤓
Transliterationʻôsher
Strong'sH6239
In-contextRiches

Morphology HNcmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H6239-07

richness

Rootעשר (ʿ-š-r)
Core Meaningsto be rich, to become wealthy, to enrich, abundance, prosperity
Semantic Rangematerial wealth, economic prosperity, abundance of possessions, affluence, figurative abundance or prosperity
Conceptual Significanceעֹשֶׁר often signifies tangible prosperity viewed as a sign of blessing, yet biblical wisdom literature also treats it as spiritually precarious, contrasting fleeting material richness with enduring covenantal faithfulness.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in the absolute state; abstract noun formed from the verbal root עשר.
Rendering RationaleThe noun עֹשֶׁר derives from the root עשר, "to be rich/to become wealthy," and denotes the state or condition of abundance. As a masculine singular absolute noun (HNcmsa), it is best rendered as the singular abstract "richness," preserving both its grammatical form and its root sense of wealth as a condition rather than discrete items.

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Words from Root עשר (to be rich, to become wealthy, to enrich, abundance, prosperity)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6237-01 aaserenu I will tithe him
H6240-01 asar ten (masculine singular)
H6240-02 asar ten

Word Usage (37 occurrences of H6239)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 31:16 הָ/עֹ֗שֶׁר haosher the wealth
1 Samuel 17:25 עֹ֣שֶׁר osher riches
1 Kings 3:11 עֹ֔שֶׁר osher riches
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