What does גֶּבֶר · רוּשׁ mean in the Bible?
גֶּבֶר · רוּשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a poor man, a strong man who is poor, or a person of power in lowly condition".
Hebrew · H1397, H7326
גֶּבֶר רָשׁ
Properly, a valiant man or warrior ; generally, a person simply · to be destitute
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גֶּבֶר H1397 properly, a valiant man or warrior ; generally, a person simply
רוּשׁ H7326 to be destitute
Pronunciation rash
State of total material lack; often describes the socially vulnerable whom covenant law protects.
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What does גֶּבֶר רָשׁ (gever rash) mean in the Bible?
גֶּבֶר · רוּשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a poor man, a strong man who is poor, or a person of power in lowly condition".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1397, H7326?
H1397, H7326 is connected to 89 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a poor man, a strong man who is poor, or a person of power in lowly condition
Strong's H1397, H7326
Lexical occurrences 89 verses Source Gloss
a poor man, a strong man who is poor, or a person of power in lowly condition
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גֶּבֶר רָשׁ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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