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Lexicon :: Strong's H2638 - ḥāsēr

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חָסֵר
Transliteration
ḥāsēr
Pronunciation
khaw-sare'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 705c

Strong’s Definitions

חָסֵר châçêr, khaw-sare'; from H2637; lacking; hence, without:—destitute, fail, lack, have need, void, want.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H2638 in the following manner: void (6x), want (5x), lack (4x), fail (2x), destitute (1x), need (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H2638 in the following manner: void (6x), want (5x), lack (4x), fail (2x), destitute (1x), need (1x).

  1. in need of, lacking, needy, in want of

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָסֵר châçêr, khaw-sare'; from H2637; lacking; hence, without:—destitute, fail, lack, have need, void, want.
STRONGS H2638: Abbreviations
† חָסֵר adjective needy, lacking, in want of — ח׳ absolute Ecclesiastes 6:2; construct חֲסַר 1 Samuel 21:16 + 13 times; — needy, in want of משׁגעים אני ח׳ 1 Samuel 21:16 am I in want of madmen? 2 Samuel 3:29 in need of bread, so Proverbs 12:9; usually חֲסַרלֵֿב lacking understanding, sense Proverbs 6:32; Proverbs 7:7; Proverbs 9:4, 16; Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 11:12; Proverbs 12:11; Proverbs 15:21; לֵֿב אָדָם ח׳ Proverbs 17:18; Proverbs 24:30; תְּבוּנוֺת נָּגִיד ח׳ Proverbs 28:16; אֵינֶנּוּ חָסֵר לְנַפְשׁוֺ מִכֹּל וג׳ Ecclesiastes 6:2 neither is he lacking for his soul in aught of (מן particle) all that he desireth.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

3:29

Proverbs

6:32; 7:7; 9:4; 9:16; 10:13; 11:12; 12:9; 12:11; 15:21; 17:18; 24:30; 28:16

Ecclesiastes

6:2; 6:2

H2638

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2638 matches the Hebrew חָסֵר (ḥāsēr),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:15 - “Do I lack H2638 madmen, that you have brought this one to act the madman before me? Shall this one come into my house?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:29 - “May it whirl on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and may one who has a discharge, or who is a leper, or who takes hold of a spindle, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks H2638 bread not be cut off from the house of Joab.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:22 - Then Pharaoh said to him, “But what have you lacked H2638 with me, that behold, you are seeking to go to your own country?” And he answered, “Nothing; nevertheless you must surely [fn]let me go.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:16 - The [fn]bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil [fn]become empty, according to the word of Yahweh which He spoke by the hand of Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:32 -

The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking H2638 a heart of wisdom;

He who would destroy his soul does it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:7 -

And I saw among the simple,

And discerned among the [fn]sons

A young man lacking H2638 a heart of wisdom,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:4 -

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”

To him who H2638 lacks H2638 a heart of wisdom she says,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:16 -

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here,”

And to him who H2638 lacks H2638 a heart of wisdom she says,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:13 -

On the lips of the one who has understanding, wisdom is found,

But a rod is for the back of him who H2638 lacks H2638 a heart of wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:21 -

The lips of the righteous feed many,

But ignorant fools die for lack H2638 of a heart of wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:12 -

He who despises his neighbor lacks H2638 a heart of wisdom,

But a man of discernment keeps silent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:9 -

Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant

Than he who honors himself and lacks H2638 bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:11 -

He who cultivates his land will be satisfied with bread,

But he who pursues empty things lacks H2638 a heart of wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21 -

Folly is gladness to him who H2638 lacks H2638 a heart of wisdom,

But a man of discernment walks straight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18 -

A man lacking H2638 a heart of wisdom strikes his [fn]hands in pledge

And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:30 -

I passed by the field of the sluggard

And by the vineyard of the man lacking H2638 a heart of wisdom,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:16 -

A leader who lacks H2638 discernment abounds in oppressions,

But he who hates greedy gain will prolong his days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2 - a man to whom God gives riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks H2638 nothing of all that he desires; yet God does not empower him to eat from them, for a foreigner eats from them. This is [fn]vanity and a sickening evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:3 - Even when the simpleminded fool walks along the road, his heart lacks wisdom, and he says to all that he is a simpleminded fool.
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