חֶסֶר (ḥeser) is a Hebrew noun meaning want. It appears 2 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2639).

Also rendered

• poverty

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 705a)

Root family 705: חָסֵר ḥāsēr — lack, need, be lacking, decrease; diminish; cause to lack; cause to be lacking, fail; want, lessen; be abated, bereave, make lower

• חָסֵר ḥāsēr — lack
• חָסֵר ḥāsēr — needy
• מַחְסוֹר maḥsôr — need
• חֹסֶר ḥōser — want
• חֶסְרוֹן ḥesrôn — thing lacking

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