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# rich

adjective (rich, richer, richest); noun (the rich)

«rich» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A rich person has a lot of money or valuable things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rich/#m1)
2. Rich means having a lot of something good, like «rich in vitamins» or «a rich history». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rich/#m2)
3. Rich food has a lot of butter, cream, sugar or fat and fills you up quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rich/#m3)
4. Rich soil is good for growing plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rich/#m4)
5. A rich colour or sound is deep and strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rich/#m5)

### In the lessons

In stories rich characters may be kind or greedy; in money lessons it means wealthy. In science and food lessons «rich in» means containing a lot of (iron-rich, protein-rich). Phrases: «get rich», «rich and famous», «rich in», «the rich and the poor».

### Examples

- The rich man lived in a huge house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rich/#x1)
- Oranges are rich in vitamin C. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rich/#x2)
- This chocolate cake is very rich. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rich/#x3)
- The farm has rich, dark soil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rich/#x4)
- Some people want to get rich quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rich/#x5)
- The singer had a rich, deep voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rich/#x6)
- The museum shows the town's rich history. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rich/#x7)
- Robin Hood took from the rich and gave to the poor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rich/#x8)
- But yet I grew not rich. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rich/#x9)

### Note

Opposite: poor. «The rich» means rich people as a group. Trap: «get rich quick» offers are usually scams. Rich does not mean happy or good; and «rich in» is about amount, not money (a country rich in forests).

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah being rich means having much cattle, silver and gold. It is often seen as a blessing from God.

**Interpretation.** The tradition says true wealth is being happy with what you have. It also teaches that the rich must give to the poor.

### Examples

- And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. (Torah GEN.13.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x1)
- For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's. (Torah GEN.31.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x2)
- And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxen rich and find sufficient means to redeem it; (Torah LEV.25.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x3)
- Both low and high, rich and poor together. (Writings PSA.49.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x4)
- The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds; (Prophets 2SA.12.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x5)
- The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth impudently. (Writings PRO.18.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: poor. «The rich» means rich people as a group. Trap: «get rich quick» offers are usually scams. Rich does not mean happy or good; and «rich in» is about amount, not money (a country rich in forests).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rich» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rich/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rich» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rich.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «rich» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rich/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rich» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/rich.html) on Mova free.