Riches
עֹ֫שֶׁרStrong’s H6239osher (o-sher)
Appears in 36 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Osher is the Hebrew word usually translated “wealth”, “wealth his” and “rich”. It appears in 36 verses of the Old Testament.
“And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.”
Meaning
- Wealth, riches
How it's translated
- wealth 18
- and wealth 3
- the wealth 2
- to wealth 2
- wealth his 2
- rich 1
- wealth of 1
- rich their 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Proverbs 9
- 2 Chronicles 6
- Ecclesiastes 6
- 1 Kings 3
- Psalms 3
- 1 Chronicles 2
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 31:16For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
- 1 Samuel 17:25And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.
- 1 Kings 3:11And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
- 1 Kings 3:13And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
- 1 Kings 10:23So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
- 1 Chronicles 29:12Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
Hebrew dictionary
עֹ֫שֶׁר osher · riches
wealth, riches
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “riches” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RICH'ES, noun
[This is in the singular number in fact, but treated as the plural.]
- Wealth; opulence; affluence; possessions of land, good or money in abundance.
- Splendid sumptuous appearance.
- In Scripture, an abundance of spiritual blessings.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.