First occurrence
That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe latchet, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, I have made Abram rich. Gen 14:23
Hebrew root word parable
Strong’s H6238 עשר ashar, a primitive root meaning, ‘to be or become rich.’ Its modern letters are ayin + shin + resh, but the ayin was transposed from an original aleph (Ancient Hebrew Lexicon).
aleph א = ox head (strength, power, leader)
shin ש = two front teeth (sharp, press, eat, two, again)
resh ר = head of man (head, first, top, beginning, man)
The parable: to strongly (aleph) press down (shin) that which is choicest (resh); it describes a great (aleph) quantity (shin, in the sense of multiplication) and quality (resh).
Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. Luk 6:38
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