- Original: רוּשׁ - Transliteration: Ruwsh - Phonetic: roosh - Definition: 1. to be poor, be in want, lack a. (Qal) 1. to be poor 2. to be in want or hunger 3. poor man (subst) b. (Hithpolel) one impoverishing himself (participle) - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 2138 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to be destitute: - lack needy (make self) poor (man). Total KJV Occurrences: 24 • lack, 1 Psalm 34:10 • needy, 1 Psalm 82:3 • poor, 22 1 Samuel 18:23; 2 Samuel 12:1; 2 Samuel 12:3; 2 Samuel 12:4; Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 13:7; Proverbs 13:8; Proverbs 13:23; Proverbs 14:20; Proverbs 17:5; Proverbs 18:23; Proverbs 19:1; Proverbs 19:7; Proverbs 19:22; Proverbs 22:2; Proverbs 22:7; Proverbs 28:3; Proverbs 28:6; Proverbs 28:27; Proverbs 29:13; Ecclesiastes 4:14; Ecclesiastes 5:8