חָסֵר (ḥāsēr) is
a Hebrew adjective
meaning needy. It appears
19 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2638).
Also rendered
lacking
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 705c)
Range of meaning (TWOT 705c)needy, lacking, in want of; without; destitute, fail, lack, have need, void, want
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חָסֵרadjective: needy, lacking, in want of
Strong's H2638חָסֵר: lacking; hence, without KJV:destitute, fail, lack, have need, void, 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.
Root family 705: חָסֵרḥāsēr — lack, need, be lacking, decrease; diminish; cause to lack; cause to be lacking, fail; want, lessen; be abated, bereave, make lower