Strong's H2637 · Hebrew
חָסֵר
châçêr · /khaw-sare'/
Definition
to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen
KJV: be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חָסֵר across 16 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
16 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis3 verses
And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. continually: Heb. in going and returning
Genesis 8:5And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. decreased: Heb. were in going and decreasing
Genesis 18:28Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
Deuteronomy3 verses
For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
Deuteronomy 8:9A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
Deuteronomy 15:8But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
Psalms3 verses
Proverbs2 verses
Ecclesiastes2 verses
There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
Ecclesiastes 9:8Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2637 (châçêr) mean?
to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen
How many times does H2637 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2637 (חָסֵר) appears in 16 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “lack.”
How is châçêr translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2637 is rendered as “lack” (4×), “want” (3×), “lacked” (2×), “abated” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word חָסֵר come from?
a primitive root;