חָסֵר
ḥāsēr
lack
Strong's H2637VerbHebrewTWOT 705

חָסֵר (ḥāsēr) is a Hebrew verb meaning lack. It appears 21 times in 12 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2637).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 705)

Range of meaning (TWOT 705)lack, need, be lacking, decrease; diminish; cause to lack; cause to be lacking, fail; want, lessen; be abated, bereave, make lower
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חָסֵר verb: lack, need, be lacking, decrease

Strong's H2637 חָסֵר: to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen
KJV:be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 8:3Exodus 16:18Deuteronomy 2:7

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