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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 madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:29 - May it fall upon the head of Jo'ab, and upon all his father's house; and may the house of Jo'ab never be without one who has a discharge, or who is leprous, or who holds a spindle, or who is slain by the sword, or who lacks bread!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:22 - But Pharaoh said to him, "What have you lacked with me that you are now seeking to go to your own country?" And he said to him, "Only let me go."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:16 - The jar of meal was not spent, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD which he spoke by Eli'jah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:32 - He who commits adultery has no sense; he who does it destroys himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:7 - and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youths, a young man without sense,

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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 is without sense 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 is without sense she says,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:13 - On the lips of him who has understanding wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:21 - The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:12 - He who belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:9 - Better is a man of humble standing who works for himself than one who plays the great man but lacks bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:11 - He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits has no sense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21 - Folly is a joy to him who has no sense, but a man of understanding walks aright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18 - A man without sense gives a pledge, and becomes surety 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 a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man without sense;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:16 - A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor; but he who hates unjust 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 wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them; this is vanity; it is a sore affliction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:3 - Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense, and he says to every one that he is a fool.
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