חָסֵר (châçêr) — Be Abated
Hebrew word study: חָסֵר (châçêr), Strong's H2637. to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen
KJV translation words: be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.
Strong's H2637 is tagged on 23 words in 23 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 8:3 and last appears in Ezekiel 4:17.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 23)
- Genesis 8:3 — וַיַּחְסְרוּ — and they decreased
- Genesis 8:5 — וְחָסוֹר — and decreasing
- Genesis 18:28 — יַחְסְרוּן — they will lack
- Exodus 16:18 — הֶחְסִיר — he had a lack
- Deuteronomy 2:7 — חָסַרְתָּ — you have lacked
- Deuteronomy 8:9 — תֶחְסַר — you will lack
- Deuteronomy 15:8 — יֶחְסַר — it will be lacking
- 1 Kings 17:14 — תֶחְסָר — it will be lacking
- 1 Kings 17:16 — חָסֵר — it was lacking
- Nehemiah 9:21 — חָסֵרוּ — they were lacking
- Psalms 8:5 — וַתְּחַסְּרֵהוּ — and you have made lack him
- Psalms 23:1 — אֶחְסָר — I lack
- Psalms 34:10 — יַחְסְרוּ — they lack
- Proverbs 13:25 — תֶּחְסָר פ — it is lacking
- Proverbs 31:11 — יֶחְסָר — he lacks
- Ecclesiastes 4:8 — וּמְחַסֵּר — and depriving
- Ecclesiastes 9:8 — יֶחְסָר — it be lacking
- Ecclesiastes 10:3 — חָסֵר — is lacking
- Song of Solomon 7:2 — יֶחְסַר — it lack
- Isaiah 32:6 — יַחְסִיר — he deprives
- Isaiah 51:14 — יֶחְסַר — he will lack
- Jeremiah 44:18 — חָסַרְנוּ — we have lacked
- Ezekiel 4:17 — יַחְסְרוּ — they may lack
Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2627 חַסִּיר (chaççîyr), H2638 חָסֵר (châçêr), H2639 חֶסֶר (cheçer), H2640 חֹסֶר (chôçer), H2641 חַסְרָה (Chaçrâh), H2642 חֶסְרוֹן (cheçrôwn), H4270 מַחְסוֹר (machçôwr).
Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.
Frequently asked questions
What does châçêr (H2637) mean?
To lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen.
How is H2637 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2637 as: be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want..
How often does חָסֵר (châçêr) appear?
Strong's H2637 is tagged on 23 words in 23 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 8:3 and last appears in Ezekiel 4:17.
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