Words the Bible translates as be poor
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- rushרוּשׁto be poor, to lack property: the condition of having little or nothing, set plainly against being rich
- ptōcheuōπτωχεύωbe poornot studied yet
- mukhמוּךְto sink into poverty: to fall from having enough to live on into not having enough.
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