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Rich in Hebrew is עָשִׁיר (ashír).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

עָשִׁיר
ashír
adjective
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In English

rich

/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with R

These are the Hebrew words for rich as an adjective.

having wealth

This is more about the Hebrew word עָשִׁיר.

Written with vowel points
עָשִׁיר
Written without vowel points
עשיר
Said
ashír
Feminine form
עֲשִׁירָה
Its meanings in English
rich, rich, wealthy, well off: having a lot of money and possessions, rich: having a large amount of a specified thing

The Hebrew dictionary's page for עשיר, with its synonyms and rhymes

These words come before and after rich in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨rich⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨rich⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨rich⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨עָשִׁיר⁩, said ashír. Without vowel points it is written ⁨עשיר⁩.

What else does ⁨עשיר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨rich⁩, ⁨עשיר⁩ can mean ⁨rich, wealthy, well off: having a lot of money and possessions and rich: having a large amount of a specified thing⁩.

How is ⁨rich⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨rich⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry rich and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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