a.shir describes a person marked by wealth, often set alongside the poor and their differing social position.

The adjective identifies a person or group marked by wealth, frequently in contrast with the poor. The cited clauses connect such persons with abundant livestock or substance, social regard or power, and, in some contexts, conduct subject to critique.

1. A person or group characterized by wealth · dominant

   The masculine singular absolute form identifies one of the two men in 2 Samuel 12:1; in 2 Samuel 12:2 the APB renders the following clause, “The rich man had very many flocks and herds.” Proverbs 22:7 places the wealthy person over against the poor in a relation of rule, while Proverbs 18:11 connects his substance with a fortified city in his own view. The plural construct form in Micah 6:12 identifies a group whose violence and deceptive speech are described in the verse.

   2 Samuel 12:12 Samuel 12:2Proverbs 22:7Proverbs 18:11Micah 6:12Ruth 3:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across clauses where its contribution is clear, the APB commonly presents the adjective with “rich,” “rich man,” or “the rich.” Verses whose English wording does not plainly isolate the adjective do not establish a distinct rendering.