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However, the Hebrew Scriptures also caution against the dangers of wealth, emphasizing that true security and blessing come from a relationship with God rather than material possessions. The wisdom literature, particularly Proverbs, often contrasts the fleeting nature of wealth with the enduring value of wisdom and righteousness.
- Wā·Hō·Wn
Englishman's Concordance. wā·hō·wn — 1 Occurrence. Proverbs...
- Wə·Hō·Wn
KJV: not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of...
- La·Hō·Wn
Englishman's Concordance. la·hō·wn — 1 Occurrence. Proverbs...
- Hō·W·Na·Yiḵ
NAS: With the abundance of your wealth and your merchandise...
- Hō·W·Nêḵ
NAS: Your wealth, your wares, KJV: Thy riches, and thy...
- Hō·W·Nōw
Englishman's Concordance. hō·w·nōw — 1 Occurrence. Proverbs...
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House and wealth are the inheritance of fathers, And from...
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NAS: are with me, Enduring wealth and righteousness. KJV:...
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- Genesis 31:16. HEB: כִּ֣י כָל־ הָעֹ֗שֶׁר אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִצִּ֤יל. NAS:Surely all the wealthwhich God. KJV:For all the richeswhich God. INT:Surely all the wealthwhich has taken.
- 1 Samuel 17:25. HEB: יַעְשְׁרֶ֥נּוּ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ׀ עֹ֣שֶׁר גָּד֗וֹל וְאֶת־ NAS:him with great richesand will give. KJV:him with great riches,and will give. INT:will enrich the king richesgreat his daughter.
- 1 Kings 3:11. HEB: שָׁאַ֤לְתָּ לְּךָ֙ עֹ֔שֶׁר וְלֹ֥א שָׁאַ֖לְתָּ NAS:have asked richesfor yourself, nor. KJV:neither hast asked richesfor thyself, nor hast asked.
- 1 Kings 3:13. HEB: לָ֔ךְ גַּם־ עֹ֖שֶׁר גַּם־ כָּב֑וֹד. NAS:both richesand honor, KJV:thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches,and honour: INT:given both richeshave also and honor.
Word Origin: Of Aramaic origin, likely derived from the word "mamon," meaning wealth or riches. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "mamónas," the concept of wealth and its potential to lead one away from God is echoed in Hebrew terms such as "בֶּצַע" (betsa, Strong's H1215) meaning "gain" or "profit," often used in a negative sense.
The key teaching of this week’s Torah portion, Eikev, is that all wealth originates with God. “When you have eaten your fill,” Moses warns the people, on the edge of the Promised Land, “and have built fine houses to live in, and your herds and flocks have multiplied . . . beware lest your heart grow haughty and . . . you say to yourselves, ‘My own power and the might of my own hand ...
- Jeffrey Dekro
as the Hebrew word for wealth implies. The Bible seems to speak with two voices on the subject of riches, sometimes describing material wealth as a sign of God’s blessing and approval (e.g., Gn. 24:35), at other times virtually identifying the rich with the wicked (e.g., Ps 37:7, 16). God made all things for people to enjoy (1 Tm 6:17).
Feb 23, 2022 · The term mammon stems from the Greek word mammonas and related root words appear in Hebrew, Latin, and Aramaic. In short, mammon can be defined as "earthly goods; property; riches." Mammon is the things of this world that can divert our attention and love from God to the pleasures and comforts of earthly desires.
Interestingly, such caveats are encoded within the various words used to refer to money in Biblical Hebrew. Kesef, for example, is etymologically related to the word nichsaf, which means yearning, alluding to the deep-seated and often insatiable drive to acquire and amass wealth.3
