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Lexicon :: Strong's H2637 - ḥāsēr

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חָסֵר
Transliteration
ḥāsēr
Pronunciation
khaw-sare'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 705

Strong’s Definitions

חָסֵר châçêr, khaw-sare'; a primitive root; to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen:—be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H2637 in the following manner: want (7x), lack (6x), fail (3x), decreased (1x), abated (1x), have need (1x), made lower (1x), bereave (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H2637 in the following manner: want (7x), lack (6x), fail (3x), decreased (1x), abated (1x), have need (1x), made lower (1x), bereave (1x).

  1. to lack, be without, decrease, be lacking, have a need

    1. (Qal)

      1. to lack

      2. to be lacking

      3. to diminish, decrease

    2. (Piel) to cause to lack

    3. (Hiphil) to cause to be lacking

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָסֵר châçêr, khaw-sare'; a primitive root; to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen:—be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.
STRONGS H2637: Abbreviations
† חָסֵר verb lack, need, be lacking, decrease (see LagBN 143; Late Hebrew חִסֵּר cause to lack or fail, diminish (active), and derivatives; Aramaic חֲסַר, rfso, want, lack, and derivatives, compare Phoenician מחסר, see מחסור below; Arabic حَسَرَ remove, strip off; disappear, retire (of water), fail (of sight), etc.; perhaps also Ethiopic ኀከረ፡ be inferior, worthless, diminished Di590 and derivatives) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ח׳ 1 Kings 17:16; 2nd person masculine singular חָסַרְתָּ Deuteronomy 2:7; 3rd person plural חָסֵ֑רוּ Nehemiah 9:21; 1st person plural חָסַרְנוּ Jeremiah 44:18; Imperfect יֶחְסַר Deuteronomy 15:8 + 2 times; יֶחְסָ֑ר Proverbs 31:11; Ecclesiastes 9:8; 3rd person feminine singular תֶּחְסָ֑ר 1 Kings 17:14; Proverbs 13:25; 2nd person masculine singular תֶּחְסַר Deuteronomy 8:9; 1st person singular תֶּחְסָ֑ר Psalm 23:1; plural יַחְסְרוּ Psalm 34:11; Ezekiel 4:17; וַיַּחְסְרוּ Genesis 8:3; יַחְסְרוּן Genesis 18:28; Infinitive construct חֲסַר Proverbs 10:21 Ew§ 238 a, compare Ges§ 45. 1 a; absolute חָסוֺר Genesis 8:5; Participle חָסֵר 1 Kings 11:22; Ecclesiastes 10:3 (see חָסֵר below); —
1. lack:
a. with accusative Genesis 18:28 (J) perchance the fifty righteous lack five, Deuteronomy 2:7 thou hast not lacked anything, Deuteronomy 8:9; Jeremiah 44:18; 1 Kings 11:22; Ezekiel 4:17; Psalm 34:11; Proverbs 31:11, compare also בַּחֲסַרלֵֿב Proverbs 10:21 by lacking intelligence (sense), (Di puts here Deuteronomy 15:8, see below)
b. absolute be in want, want Psalm 23:1; Proverbs 13:25; Nehemiah 9:21.
2. be lacking, לוֺ מַחְסֹרוֺ אֲשֶׁר יֶח׳ Deuteronomy 15:8 his lack (i.e. thing needed), which is lacking to him (possible also is, which he lacks for himself, so Di, see above); שֶׁמֶן עַלרֹֿאְשְׁךָ אַליֶֿח׳ Ecclesiastes 9:8 oil on thy head let it not be lacking; see also absolute Isaiah 51:14; Songs 7:3, and לִבּוֺ חָסֵר Ecclesiastes 10:3 his sense is lacking; of jar of oil 1 Kings 17:14, 16 (absolute) by metonomy for the oil itself (compare || כלה be consumed, exhausted).
3. diminish, decrease, of waters Genesis 8:3 (P), compare הָלוֺךְ וְחָסוֺר Genesis 8:5 (P), waters continually diminished (see הלך above).
Pi. cause to lack, with accusative of person, Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular suffix וַתְּחַסְּרֵהוּ מעט מֵאֱלהים Psalm 8:6 and thou didst make him lack little of God; Participle וּמְחַסֵּר אתנֿפשׁי מִטּוֺבָה Ecclesiastes 4:8 for whom am I labouring and depriving myself of good things?
Hiph. Perfect הֶחֱסִיר Exodus 16:18; Imperfect יַחְסִיר Isaiah 32:6; — cause to be lacking, fail, with accusative of thing מַשְׁקֵה צָמֵא יַח׳ Isaiah 32:6; the drink of the thirsty he causeth to fail (|| לְהָרִיק נפשׁ רָעֵב); absolute Exodus 16:18 (P), he that gathered little caused no lack.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

8:3; 8:3; 8:5; 8:5; 18:28; 18:28

Exodus

16:18; 16:18

Deuteronomy

2:7; 2:7; 8:9; 8:9; 15:8; 15:8; 15:8

1 Kings

11:22; 11:22; 17:14; 17:14; 17:16; 17:16

Nehemiah

9:21; 9:21

Psalms

8:6; 23:1; 23:1; 34:11; 34:11

Proverbs

10:21; 10:21; 13:25; 13:25; 31:11; 31:11

Ecclesiastes

4:8; 9:8; 9:8; 10:3; 10:3

Song of Songs

7:3

Isaiah

32:6; 32:6; 51:14

Jeremiah

44:18; 44:18

Ezekiel

4:17; 4:17

H2637

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Strong's Number H2637 matches the Hebrew חָסֵר (ḥāsēr),
which occurs 21 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:3 - وَتَرَاجَعَتِ الْمِيَاهُ عَنِ الأَرْضِ تَدْرِيجِيًّا. وَبَعْدَ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ يَوْماً نَقَصَتِ الْمِيَاهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:5 - وَظَلَّتِ الْمِيَاهُ تَتَنَاقَصُ تَدْرِيجِيًّا حَتَّى الشَّهْرِ الْعَاشِرِ. وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الأَوَّلِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الْعَاشِرِ بَدَتْ قِمَمُ الْجِبَالِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:28 - مَاذَا لَوْ نَقَصَ الْخَمْسُونَ بَارّاً خَمْسَةً؟ أَفَتُهْلِكُ الْمَدِينَةَ كُلَّهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْخَمْسَةِ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ: «إِنْ وَجَدْتُ خَمْسَةً وَأَرْبَعِينَ بَارّاً لَا أُهْلِكُهَا».

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:18 - وَلَكِنْ عِنْدَمَا كَالُوا بِالعُمِرِ مَا الْتَقَطُوهُ، فَإِنَّ الْمُكَثِّرَ لَمْ يَفْضُلْ عَنْهُ، وَالمُقِلَّ لَمْ يَنْقُصْهُ شَيْءٌ، فَجَمَعَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَأْكَلِهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:7 - لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ بَارَكَ كُلَّ عَمَلِ أَيْدِيكُمْ، وَاعْتَنَى بِكُمْ فِي أَثْنَاءِ رِحْلَتِكُمْ فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحْرَاءِ الشَّاسِعَةِ، وَكَانَ مَعَكُمْ طَوَالَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً، فَلَمْ يُعْوِزْكُمْ شَيْءٌ

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:9 - إِلَى أَرْضٍ لَا تَأْكُلُونَ بِالذُّلِّ خُبْزَكُمْ وَلا يُعْوِزُكُمْ فِيهَا شَيْءٌ. هِيَ أَرْضٌ يَتَوَافَرُ فِي حِجَارَتِهَا الْحَدِيدُ، وَمِنْ جِبَالِهَا تَسْتَخْرِجُونَ النُّحَاسَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:8 - بَلِ اسْخُوا عَلَيْهِ وَأَقْرِضُوهُ مِقْدَارَ مَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:14 - لأَنَّ هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: إِنَّ جَرَّةَ الدَّقِيقِ لَنْ تَفْرُغَ، وَقَارُورَةَ الزَّيْتِ لَنْ تَنْقُصَ، إِلَى الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي يُرْسِلُ فِيهِ الرَّبُّ مَطَراً عَلَى وَجْهِ الأَرْضِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:21 - وَعُلْتَهُمْ طَوَالَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ، فَلَمْ يُعْوِزْهُمْ شَيْءٌ، وَلَمْ تَبْلَ ثِيَابُهُمْ وَلا تَوَرَّمَتْ أَقْدَامُهُمْ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:5 - جَعَلْتَهُ أَدْنَى قَلِيلاً مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ إِلَى حِينٍ، ثُمَّ كَلَّلْتَهُ بِالْمَجْدِ وَالْكَرَامَةِ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:1 - الرَّبُّ رَاعِيَّ فَلَسْتُ أَحْتَاجُ إِلَى شَيْءٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:10 - تَحْتَاجُ الأَشْبَالُ وَتَجُوعُ، وَأَمَّا طَالِبُو الرَّبِّ فَلَا يُعْوِزُهُمْ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:25 - يَأْكُلُ الصِّدِّيقُ حَتَّى الشِّبَعِ، أَمَّا بَطْنُ الشِّرِّيرِ فَتَظَلُّ خَاوِيَةً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:11 - بِها يَثِقُ قَلْبُ زَوْجِهَا فَلا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى مَا هُوَ نَفِيسٌ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:8 - وَاحِدٌ وَحِيدٌ، لَا ثَانِيَ لَهُ. لَا ابْنَ وَلا أَخَ. وَلا نِهَايَةَ لِتَعَبِهِ. عَيْنُهُ لَا تَشْبَعُ مِنَ الْغِنَى، وَلا يَقُولُ: لِمَنْ أَكْدَحُ وَأَحْرِمُ نَفْسِي مِنَ الْمَسَرَّاتِ؟ هَذَا أَيْضاً بَاطِلٌ وَعَنَاءٌ شَاقٌّ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:8 - لِتَكُنْ ثِيَابُكَ دَائِماً بَيْضَاءَ، وَلا يُعْوِزَنَّ رَأْسَكَ الطِّيبُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:2 - سُرَّتُكِ كَأْسٌ مُدَوَّرَةٌ، لَا تَحْتَاجُ إِلَى خَمْرَةٍ مَمْزُوجَةٍ، وَبَطْنُكِ كُومَةُ حِنْطَةٍ مُسَيَّجَةٌ بِالسَّوْسَنِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6 - لأَنَّ اللَّئِيمَ يَنْطِقُ بِاللُّؤْمِ، وَقَلْبُهُ يَتَآمَرُ بِالإِثْمِ لِيَرْتَكِبَ شَرّاً وَلِيَفْتَرِيَ عَلَى الرَّبِّ، تَارِكاً الْمُتَضَوِّرَ جُوعاً مِنْ غَيْرِ شِبَعٍ، وَحَارِماً الظَّامِئَ مِنَ الشُّرْبِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:14 - عَمَّا قَرِيبٍ يُطْلَقُ سَرَاحُ الْمُنْحَنِي فَلا يَمُوتُ فِي أَعْمَاقِ الْجُبِّ وَلا يَفْتَقِرُ إِلَى الْخُبْزِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:18 - وَلَكِنْ مُنْذُ أَنْ أَهْمَلْنَا إِحْرَاقَ الْبَخُورِ لِمَلِكَةِ السَّمَاءِ وَتَقْرِيبَ السَّكَائِبِ لَهَا، افْتَقَرْنَا إِلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَفَنِينَا بِالسَّيْفِ وَالْجُوعِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:17 - إِذْ يُعْوِزُهُمُ الْخُبْزُ وَالْمَاءُ، وَيَلْجَأُ الْوَاحِدُ إِلَى أَخِيهِ وَقَدِ اعْتَرَتْهُمُ الْحَيْرَةُ فَيَفْنَوْنَ جَمِيعاً بِإِثْمِهِمْ.
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