# H7326 רוּשׁ

רוּשׁ (rûwsh), Strong’s H7326: to be destitute KJV: lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).. Occurs 24 times.

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*rûwsh* — to be destitute

KJV: lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).

Occurs 24 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [רוּשׁ or רִישׁ] 24 vb. be in want, poor
- Qal young lions are in want and hunger
- Hithpō‛lēl one impoverishing himself

## Where it occurs
- [1 Samuel 18:23](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/18?v=23) — Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be the king’s…
- [2 Samuel 12:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/12?v=1) — The LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in one city: the one rich, and the…
- [2 Samuel 12:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/12?v=3) — but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him…
- [2 Samuel 12:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/12?v=4) — A traveler came to the rich man, and he didn’t want to take of his own flock and of his own herd to prepare for the…
- [Psalms 34:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/34?v=11) — The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.
- [Psalms 82:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/82?v=3) — “Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
- [Proverbs 10:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/10?v=4) — He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
- [Proverbs 13:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/13?v=7) — There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
- [Proverbs 13:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/13?v=8) — The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.
- [Proverbs 13:23](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/13?v=23) — An abundance of food is in poor people’s fields, but injustice sweeps it away.