לָ֭/רָשׁ
𐤋/𐤓𐤔
rûwsh
the poor
To be impoverished, to be or become poor, to experience lack or deprivation, particularly in material or economic resources; also used to indicate the state of a person lacking in means or reduced to a condition of dependence. The root often conveys not merely the presence of financial want, but a pressing, ongoing condition of need, especially as a social or economic status within the community.
Proverbs 17:5 · Word #2
Lexicon H7326
| Lemma | רוּשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤅𐤔 |
| Transliteration | rûwsh |
| Strong's | H7326 |
| Definition | To be impoverished, to be or become poor, to experience lack or deprivation, particularly in material or economic resources; also used to indicate the state of a person lacking in means or reduced to a condition of dependence. The root often conveys not merely the presence of financial want, but a pressing, ongoing condition of need, especially as a social or economic status within the community. |
Morphology HRd/Vqrmsa
All morphology codes
| 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 | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the poor |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7326-03
impoverished one
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, active participle, masculine singular, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine singular denotes a man characterized by the state of being impoverished. "Impoverished one" preserves the ongoing condition expressed by the participle and reflects the root’s focus on economic destitution. |
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