Original Language Studio
Exodus 30:15
“The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H6223 · Hebrew
- Definition
- rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
- Derivation
- from H6238 (עָשַׁר);
- KJV renderings
- rich (man).
- Grammar
- הֶֽ — particle (definite article)
- עָשִׁ֣יר — adjective, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 23 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ruth 3:102 Samuel 12:12 Samuel 12:22 Samuel 12:4Job 27:19
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עָשִׁיר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.