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Lexicon :: Strong's H4270 - maḥsôr

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מַחְסוֹר
Transliteration
maḥsôr
Pronunciation
makh-sore'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 705e

Strong’s Definitions

מַחְסוֹר machçôwr, makh-sore'; or מַחְסֹר machçôr; from H2637; deficiency; hence, impoverishment:—lack, need, penury, poor, poverty, want.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H4270 in the following manner: want (8x), lack (1x), need (1x), poor (1x), poverty (1x), penury (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H4270 in the following manner: want (8x), lack (1x), need (1x), poor (1x), poverty (1x), penury (1x).

  1. need, poverty, thing needed

    1. need, thing needed

    2. lack, want

    3. need, poverty

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַחְסוֹר machçôwr, makh-sore'; or מַחְסֹר machçôr; from H2637; deficiency; hence, impoverishment:—lack, need, penury, poor, poverty, want.
STRONGS H4270: Abbreviations
† מַחְסוֺר, מַחְסֹר noun [masculine] need, thing needed, poverty; — מ׳ absolute Proverbs 11:24 + 6 times; construct Judges 18:10; Judges 19:19; suffix מַחְסוֺרְךָ Judges 19:20; מַחְסרְךָ Proverbs 6:11; מַחְסֹרוֺ Deuteronomy 15:8; plural suffix מַחְסֹרֶיךָ Proverbs 24:34; —
1. need = thing needed דֵּי מַחְסֹרוֺ Deuteronomy 15:8 enough for his need (followed by אשׁר יֶחְסַר לוֺ, compare חָסֵר verb); עָלָ֑י כָּלמֿ׳ Judges 19:20 all thy need be upon me (for me to provide).
2. lack, want כָּלדָּֿבָר אֵין מ׳ Judges 18:10 no lack of anything, Judges 19:19; Psalm 34:10.
3. in general, need, poverty Proverbs 6:11 (|| רֵאשׁ) = Proverbs 24:34 (|| רֵישׁ), Proverbs 11:24; Proverbs 14:23; Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 28:27; אִישׁ מ׳ Proverbs 21:17 a man of poverty.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

15:8; 15:8

Judges

18:10; 18:10; 19:19; 19:19; 19:20; 19:20

Psalms

34:10

Proverbs

6:11; 6:11; 11:24; 11:24; 14:23; 21:5; 21:17; 22:16; 24:34; 24:34; 28:27

H4270

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4270 matches the Hebrew מַחְסוֹר (maḥsôr),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:8 - Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:10 - When you get there, you will find the people living carefree lives. God has given us a spacious and fertile land, lacking in nothing!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:19 - even though we have everything we need. We have straw and feed for our donkeys and plenty of bread and wine for ourselves.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:20 - “You are welcome to stay with me,” the old man said. “I will give you anything you might need. But whatever you do, don’t spend the night in the square.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:9 - Fear the LORD, you his godly people,
for those who fear him will have all they need.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:11 - then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:24 - Give freely and become more wealthy;
be stingy and lose everything.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:23 - Work brings profit,
but mere talk leads to poverty!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:5 - Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:17 - Those who love pleasure become poor;
those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16 - A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:34 - then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:27 - Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing,
but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed.
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