beggar, needy, poor (man)

“Poor” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

“Beggar” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(asker). Pauperism was discouraged (Lev. 19:10; 25:5-610And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God. (Leviticus 19:10)
5That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land. 6And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee, (Leviticus 25:5‑6); Deut. 24:1919When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands. (Deuteronomy 24:19)). Poor invited to feasts (Deut. 14:29; 26:1229And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest. (Deuteronomy 14:29)
12When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled; (Deuteronomy 26:12)). Beggars abhorred (Psa. 109:1010Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. (Psalm 109:10)). In N. T. times beggars had a fixed place to beg (Mark 10:4646And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway side begging. (Mark 10:46); Acts 3:22And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; (Acts 3:2); Luke 16:2020And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, (Luke 16:20)).

“Beggars” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

In the Old Testament earthly prosperity was a sign of blessing. The Psalmist said that during the whole of his life he had not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread (Psa. 37:2525I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. (Psalm 37:25)); whereas of a wicked one, typical of Judas, it is said, “Let his children be continually vagabonds and beg” (Psa. 109:1010Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. (Psalm 109:10)); but in bringing in strength and salvation Jehovah “lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes” (1 Sam. 2:88He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them. (1 Samuel 2:8)). The law made many provisions for the poor. In the New Testament we read of several beggars who were also blind, who received blessing (Mark 10:4646And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway side begging. (Mark 10:46); Luke 18:3535And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: (Luke 18:35); John 9:88The neighbors therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? (John 9:8)); and in the parable the Lord spoke of the beggar named Lazarus who was carried into Abraham’s bosom (Luke 16:20, 2220And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, (Luke 16:20)
22And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; (Luke 16:22); compare Acts 3:22And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; (Acts 3:2)).

“Poor” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

It was said in the Old Testament that “the poor should never cease out of the land,” and in the enactments of the law they were cared for by Jehovah. The Lord said, “Ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good” (Mark 14:77For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. (Mark 14:7)). “Blessed is he that considereth the poor” (Psa. 41:11<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. (Psalm 41:1)). “The poor have the gospel preached unto them” (Matt. 11:55The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. (Matthew 11:5)). “When thou makest a feast call the poor” (Luke 14:1313But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: (Luke 14:13)). “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord” (Prov. 19:1717He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. (Proverbs 19:17)). Other passages show that the working of the love of God in the soul issues in a special regard for the poor (Gal. 2:1010Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do. (Galatians 2:10)). Of the Lord Jesus it is said, that though He was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor (2 Cor. 8:99For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. (2 Corinthians 8:9)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:
34 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)
Transliteration:
’ebyown
Phonic:
eb-yone’
Meaning:
from 14, in the sense of want (especially in feeling); destitute
KJV Usage:
beggar, needy, poor (man)