rich ́ez, rich ́iz: Used to render the following Hebrew and Greek words: (1) ‛Ōsher, which should, perhaps, be considered the most general word, as it is the most often used (Genesis 31:16; Ecclesiastes 4:8; Jeremiah 9:23). It looks at riches simply as riches, without regard to any particular feature. Alongside this would go the Greek πλοῦτος, ploútos (Matthew 13:22; Ephesians 2:7). (2) Ḥōṣen (Proverbs 27:24; Jeremiah 20:5), nekhāṣīm and rekhūsh (Genesis 36:7; Daniel 11:13, 11:14 the King James Version) look at riches as things accumulated, collected, amassed. (3) Hōn looks upon riches as earnings, the fruit of toil (Psalms 119:14; Proverbs 8:18; Ezekiel 27:27). (4) Hāmōn regards riches in the aspect of being much, this coming from the original idea of noise, through the idea of a multitude as making the noise, the idea of many, or much, being in multitude (Psalms 37:16 the King James Version). (5) Ḥayil regards riches as power (Psalms 62:1-12:19; Isaiah 8:4; 10:14). (6) Yithrāh means “running over,” and so presents riches as abundance (Jeremiah 48:36 the King James Version). Along with this may be placed shūa‛, which has the idea of breadth, and so of abundance (Job 36:19 the King James Version). (7) Ḳinyān regards riches as a creation, something made (Psalms 104:24; compare margin); (8) (χρῆμα, chrḗma) looks at riches as useful (Mark 10:23 f parallel). Like the New Testament, the Apoe uses only ploutos and chrēma.
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Author: International Std. Bible Encyclopedia
Keywords: Riches
Source: James Orr (editor), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 5 volume set.
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