Ashir (עשיר) means rich in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
rich
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ashir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל נכסים, ממון ורכוש.
הֶעָשִׁיר לֹא-יַרְבֶּה וְהַדַּל לֹא יַמְעִיט מִמַּחֲצִית הַשָּׁקֶל לָתֵת אֶת-תְּרוּמַת יְהֹוָה לְכַפֵּר עַל-נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם.
- 2בהשאלהשיש בו כמות רבה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ashir is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- עָשִׁיר
- Written without vowel points
- עשיר
- Said
- ashir
- Root
- ע־ש־ר
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- עֲשׁירִים
- Feminine form
- עֲשׁירָה
- Inflections
- נ' עֲשׁירָה, ר' עֲשׁירִים, נ"ר עֲשׁירוֹת
- Gematria
- 580
This is how Ashir is said in other languages.
- English
- rich
- Arabic
- غَنِي
- Yiddish
- רייך
These words mean nearly the same as Ashir.
- שוע
- אמידwealthy
- בעל הון
- טחון
- שמנא וסלתא
- כבדheavy
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Ashir.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ashir.
The word Ashir is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איזהו עשיר השמח בחלקו
- מצה עשירה
- מרק פטריות עשיר
- עשירי ישראל
- עשיר כקרח
- עשירי מחמד
- מה לעשיר בגן העדן
- צרות של עשירים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ashir comes from the root ע־ש־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Ashir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ashir.
What does Ashir (עשיר) mean in Hebrew?
Ashir (עשיר) means rich. It is said ashir, with the stress on shir.
What is a synonym for Ashir (עשיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ashir (עשיר) are שוע, אמיד, בעל הון, טחון, שמנא וסלתא, and כבד.
What is the opposite of Ashir (עשיר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ashir (עשיר) are אביון, דל, עני, רש, מסכן, and דך.
What rhymes with Ashir (עשיר)?
Words that rhyme with Ashir (עשיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עשיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.