Hebrew word study

חָסֵרchâçêr — to lack

Pronounced “khaw-sare'”

to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen

Translated in the King James as: be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.

Appears 21 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 3×
Genesis 8:3Genesis 8:5Genesis 18:28
Exodus — 1×
Exodus 16:18
Deuteronomy — 2×
Deuteronomy 2:7Deuteronomy 8:9
1 Kings — 2×
1 Ki 17:141 Ki 17:16
Nehemiah — 1×
Nehemiah 9:21
Psalms — 3×
Psalms 8:5Psalms 23:1Psalms 34:10
Proverbs — 2×
Proverbs 13:25Proverbs 31:11
Ecclesiastes — 2×
Eccles 4:8Eccles 9:8
Song of Solomon — 1×
Song 7:2
Isaiah — 2×
Isaiah 32:6Isaiah 51:14
Jeremiah — 1×
Jeremiah 44:18
Ezekiel — 1×
Ezekiel 4:17

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.