חֹסֶר (ḥōser) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning want. It appears
3 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2640).
Also rendered
lack
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 705b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 705b)want, lack; poverty; in want of
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חֹ֫סֶרnoun, masculine: want, lack
Strong's H2640חֹסֶר: poverty KJV:in want of.
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