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Original Word: הוֹן. Part of Speech: noun masculine. Transliteration: hon. Pronunciation: hōn. Phonetic Spelling: (hone) Definition: Wealth, riches, substance, possessions. Meaning: wealth, enough. Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be firm or to be easy.
- Wā·Hō·Wn
Englishman's Concordance. wā·hō·wn — 1 Occurrence. Proverbs...
- Wə·Hō·Wn
Englishman's Concordance. wə·hō·wn- — 2 Occurrences....
- 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
Concordance Entries. Strong's Hebrew 1952 26 Occurrences...
- Hō·W·Nōw
Englishman's Concordance. hō·w·nōw — 1 Occurrence. Proverbs...
- Int
House and wealth are the inheritance of fathers, And from...
- 26 Occurrences
NAS: A rich man's wealth is his strong KJV: The rich man's...
- Wā·Hō·Wn
This ideal and perspective on wealth is alluded to in the etymological connection between the Hebrew words ashir, meaning wealthy, and eser, meaning ten. Built into the Jewish concept of wealth is the mitzvah of maaser , setting aside ten percent of our income for charity.
- Mendel Kalmenson
What's the Hebrew word for wealth? Here's a list of translations. Hebrew Translation. עוֹשֶׁר. More Hebrew words for wealth. noun עוֹשֶׁר. richness, riches, affluence, opulence, abundance.
The Hebrew noun כסף (kesef, pronounced KESS-eff) is the Biblical Hebrew word for both "silver" and "money." It is easy to understand the relationship between the two words, as one of the earliest forms of "money" was weighed bags of silver.
Accordingly, the Hebrew word for wealth, osher, is etymologically related to the word aseir, to tithe, which teaches that what we receive is reflective of what we give.
- Mendel Kalmenson
Jul 23, 2024 · Jewish beliefs view wealth not merely as a measure of success but as a tool for spiritual growth and communal responsibility. It emphasizes earning money ethically and managing it wisely to fulfill one’s purpose.
This teaching provides the theological foundation for Judaism’s economic philosophy. According to Rabbi Meir Tamari, director of the Centre for Business Ethics in Jerusalem, the concept of the divine ownership of wealth “is the only reliable means whereby greed is able to be channeled into morality” (The Challenge of Wealth, 1995).
