מַחְסוֹר
maḥsôr
need
Strong's H4270NounHebrewTWOT 705e

מַחְסוֹר (maḥsôr) is a Hebrew noun meaning need. It appears 13 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4270).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 705e)

Range of meaning (TWOT 705e)need, thing needed, poverty; lack, want; deficiency, impoverishment; penury, poor
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מַחְסוֹר noun, masculine: need, thing needed, poverty

Strong's H4270 מַחְסוֹר: deficiency; hence, impoverishment
KJV:lack, need, penury, poor, poverty, 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: חָסֵר ḥāsēr — lack, need, be lacking, decrease; diminish; cause to lack; cause to be lacking, fail; want, lessen; be abated, bereave, make lower

See it in Scripture

Deuteronomy 15:8Judges 18:10Proverbs 6:11

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