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rūš רוּשׁ ‘be poor’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

rūš v
1) to be poor, be in want, lack
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to be poor
  1a2) to be in want or hunger
  1a3) poor man (subst)
 1b)(Hithpolel) one impoverishing himself (participle)

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 18:23 2 Samuel 12:1, 12:3, 12:4 Psalms 82:3, 34:11 Proverbs 19:22, 14:20, 29:13, 19:7, 17:5, 13:7, 28:3, 28:27, 13:8, 22:7, 13:23, 18:23, 28:6, 19:1, 10:4, 22:2 Ecclesiastes 5:7, 4:14

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