Strong's Concordance
Original word: רוּשׁ
Transliteration: rush
Definition (short): poor
Definition (full): to be in want or poor
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: a prim. root
Definition: to be in want or poor
NASB Translation: am a poor (1), destitute (1), lack (1), poor (18), poor man (2), pretends to be poor (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
A primitive root; to be destitute -- lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).
References
KJV:
And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
NASB:
So Saul's servants spoke these words to David. But David said, "Is it trivial in your sight to become the king's son-in-law, since I am a poor man and lightly esteemed?"
KJV:
And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
NASB:
Then the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said, "There were two men in one city, the one rich and the other poor.
KJV:
But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
NASB:
"But the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb Which he bought and nourished; And it grew up together with him and his children. It would eat of his bread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom, And was like a daughter to him.
KJV:
And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
NASB:
"Now a traveler came to the rich man, And he was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd, To prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him; Rather he took the poor man's ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him."