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Lucre

From the Lat. lucrum, "gain. This unified study connects 4 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H1215, G2771
Hebrew
בֶּצַע · betsaʻ
Greek
κέρδος · kérdos

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Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

בֶּצַע

H1215
Transliteration
betsaʻ
Pronunciation
beh'-tsah
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
23

Glosses

covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.

Lexicon definition

plunder

by extension, gain (usually unjust)

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Lucre

From the Lat. lucrum, "gain." 1 Tim. 3:3, "not given to filthy lucre." Some MSS. have not the word so rendered, and the expression has been omitted in the Revised Version.

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Lucre

From the Lat. lucrum, "gain." 1 Tim. 3:3, "not given to filthy lucre." Some MSS. have not the word so rendered, and the expression has been omitted in the Revised Version.

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