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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 - We already have enough of them around here! Why should I let someone like this be my guest?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:29 - Joab and his family are the guilty ones. May the family of Joab be cursed in every generation with a man who has open sores or leprosy[fn] or who walks on crutches[fn] or dies by the sword or begs for food!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:22 - “Why?” Pharaoh asked him. “What do you lack here that makes you want to go home?”
“Nothing,” he replied. “But even so, please let me return home.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:16 - There was always enough flour and olive oil left in the containers, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:32 - But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool,
for he destroys himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:7 - I saw some naive young men,
and one in particular who lacked common sense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:4 - “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
To those who lack good judgment, she says,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:16 - “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
To those who lack good judgment, she says,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:13 - Wise words come from the lips of people with understanding,
but those lacking sense will be beaten with a rod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:21 - The words of the godly encourage many,
but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:12 - It is foolish to belittle one’s neighbor;
a sensible person keeps quiet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:9 - Better to be an ordinary person with a servant
than to be self-important but have no food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:11 - A hard worker has plenty of food,
but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21 - Foolishness brings joy to those with no sense;
a sensible person stays on the right path.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18 - It’s poor judgment to guarantee another person’s debt
or put up security for a friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:30 - I walked by the field of a lazy person,
the vineyard of one with no common sense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:16 - A ruler with no understanding will oppress his people,
but one who hates corruption will have a long life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2 - God gives some people great wealth and honor and everything they could ever want, but then he doesn’t give them the chance to enjoy these things. They die, and someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth! This is meaningless—a sickening tragedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:3 - You can identify fools
just by the way they walk down the street!
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