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Lexicon :: Strong's H2638 - ḥāsēr

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חָסֵר
Transliteration
ḥāsēr
Pronunciation
khaw-sare'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 705c

Strong’s Definitions

חָסֵר châçêr, khaw-sare'; from H2637; lacking; hence, without:—destitute, fail, lack, have need, void, want.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H2638 in the following manner: void (6x), want (5x), lack (4x), fail (2x), destitute (1x), need (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H2638 in the following manner: void (6x), want (5x), lack (4x), fail (2x), destitute (1x), need (1x).

  1. in need of, lacking, needy, in want of

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָסֵר châçêr, khaw-sare'; from H2637; lacking; hence, without:—destitute, fail, lack, have need, void, want.
STRONGS H2638: Abbreviations
† חָסֵר adjective needy, lacking, in want of — ח׳ absolute Ecclesiastes 6:2; construct חֲסַר 1 Samuel 21:16 + 13 times; — needy, in want of משׁגעים אני ח׳ 1 Samuel 21:16 am I in want of madmen? 2 Samuel 3:29 in need of bread, so Proverbs 12:9; usually חֲסַרלֵֿב lacking understanding, sense Proverbs 6:32; Proverbs 7:7; Proverbs 9:4, 16; Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 11:12; Proverbs 12:11; Proverbs 15:21; לֵֿב אָדָם ח׳ Proverbs 17:18; Proverbs 24:30; תְּבוּנוֺת נָּגִיד ח׳ Proverbs 28:16; אֵינֶנּוּ חָסֵר לְנַפְשׁוֺ מִכֹּל וג׳ Ecclesiastes 6:2 neither is he lacking for his soul in aught of (מן particle) all that he desireth.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

3:29

Proverbs

6:32; 7:7; 9:4; 9:16; 10:13; 11:12; 12:9; 12:11; 15:21; 17:18; 24:30; 28:16

Ecclesiastes

6:2; 6:2

H2638

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2638 matches the Hebrew חָסֵר (ḥāsēr),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:15 - Do I have a shortage of fools, that you have brought me this man to display his insanity in front of me? Should this man enter my house?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:29 - May his blood whirl over the head of Joab and the entire house of his father! May the males of Joab's house never cease to have someone with a running sore or a skin disease or one who works at the spindle or one who falls by the sword or one who lacks food!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:22 - Pharaoh said to him, "What do you lack here that makes you want to go to your homeland?" Hadad replied, "Nothing, but please give me permission to leave."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:16 - The jar of flour was never empty and the jug of oil never ran out, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:32 - A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom, whoever does it destroys his own life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:7 - and I saw among the naive - I discerned among the youths - a young man who lacked wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:4 - "Whoever is naive, let him turn in here," she says to those who lack understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:16 - "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here," she says to those who lack understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:13 - Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:21 - The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:12 - The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:9 - Better is a person of humble standing who nevertheless has a servant, than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:11 - The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21 - Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18 - The one who lacks wisdom strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:30 - I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:16 - The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2 - God gives a man riches, property, and wealth so that he lacks nothing that his heart desires, yet God does not enable him to enjoy the fruit of his labor - instead, someone else enjoys it! This is fruitless and a grave misfortune.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:3 - Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.
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