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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4270 - מַחְסֹר

Transliteration

machçôwr

Phonetics

makh-sore', makh-sore'

Origin

from (H2637)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

705e

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

need, poverty, thing needed
1. need, thing needed
2. lack, want
3. need, poverty

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1640 ‑ ἐλάσσων (el‑as'‑sone, el‑at'‑tone); 5303 ‑ ὑστέρημα (hoos‑ter'‑ay‑mah);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (9)

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 3

Psalms 1

Proverbs 4

BSB (13)

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 3

Psalms 1

Proverbs 8

CSB (8)

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 3

Psalms 1

Proverbs 8

ESV (13)

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 3

Psalms 1

Proverbs 8

KJV (13)

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 3

Psalms 1

Proverbs 8

LEB (11)

Judges 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 8

LSB (13)

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 3

Psalms 1

Proverbs 8

N95 (12)

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 3

Proverbs 8

NAS (13)

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 3

Psalms 1

Proverbs 8

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (13)

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 3

Psalms 1

Proverbs 8

ASV (9)

and thy want 2

for his need 1

for there is no want 1

let all thy wants 1

shall be a poor 1

shall not lack 1

there is no want 1

where there is no want 1

BSB (13)

and need 2

be in need 1

he needs 1

him lack 1

is lacking 1

lack 1

to become poor 1

to poverty 3

will become poor 1

you need 1

CSB (8)

in need 1

lack 1

lacking 1

need 4

poverty 1

ESV (13)

lack 3

need 1

poor 1

poverty 3

want 4

wants 1

KJV (13)

lack 1

need 1

penury 1

poor 1

poverty 1

want 7

wants 1

LEB (11)

⌊will come to poverty⌋ 1

and what you lack 1

and your lack 1

finds need 1

lack 1

lack of 2

lacking 1

to poverty 1

to want 1

want 1

LSB (13)

lack 4

need 1

poor 1

poverty 1

want 6

N95 (12)

lack 2

need 2

needs 1

poor 1

poverty 3

want 3

NAS (13)

lack 4

need 3

needs 1

poor 1

poverty 4

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (13)

and your scarcity 1

and your want 1

both come to poverty 1

but gains poverty 1

for his need 1

for there is no lack 1

has no lack 1

leads only to poverty 1

let all your wants 1

shall be a poor 1

surely rushes to poverty 1

there is no want 1

where there is no want 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2187) r x h (ההסר HhSR) AC: Diminish CO: ? AB: Lacking: Something or someone that is lacking or diminished in quantity or quality. [from: xh- needing support]

V) r x h (ההסר HhSR) - Diminish: To be lacking or decrease. KJV (21): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Piel) want, lack, fail, decrease, abate, lower, bereave - Strongs: H2637 (חָסֵר)

N^m) r x h (ההסר HhSR) - Lacking: KJV (21): void, want, lack, fail, destitute, need, poverty - Strongs: H2638 (חָסֵר), H2639 (חֶסֶר)

b^m) r i x h (ההסיר HhSYR) - Lacking: [Aramaic only] KJV (1): wanting - Strongs: H2627 (חַסִּיר)

g^m) r x f h (ההוסר HhWSR) - Lacking: KJV (3): want - Strongs: H2640 (חֹסֶר)

j^m) n f r x h (ההסרונ HhSRWN) - Lacking: KJV (1): wanting - Strongs: H2642 (חֶסְרוֹן)

ac^m) r f x h m (מההסור MHhSWR) - Lacking: KJV (13): want, lack, need, poor, poverty, penury - Strongs: H4270 (מַחְסֹר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

מַחְסוֺר, מַחְסֹר noun [masculine] need, thing needed, poverty; — ׳מ absolute Proverbs 11:24 6t.; construct Judges 18:10; Judges 19:19; suffix מַחְסוֺרְךָ Judges 19:20; מַחְסרְךָ Proverbs 6:11; מַחְסֹרוֺ Deuteronomy 15:8; plural suffix מַחְסֹרֶיךָ Proverbs 24:34; —

1 need = thing needed דֵּי מַחְסֹרוֺ Deuteronomy 15:8 enough for his need (followed by אשׁר יֶחְסַר לוֺ, compare חָסֵר verb); עָלָ֑י׳כָּלמֿ Judges 19:20 all thy need be upon me (for me to provide).

2 lack, want כָּלדָּֿבָר׳אֵין מ Judges 18:10 no lack of anything, Judges 19:19; Psalm 34:10.

3 in General, need, poverty Proverbs 6:11 ("" רֵאשׁ) = Proverbs 24:34 ("" רֵישׁ), Proverbs 11:24; Proverbs 14:23; Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 28:27; ׳אִישׁ מ Proverbs 21:17 a man of poverty.

חַף see II. חפף.

List of Word Forms

וּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗ וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ ומחסריך ומחסרך לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ למחסור׃ מַ֝חְס֗וֹר מַ֭חְסוֹר מַחְס֑וֹר מַחְס֔וֹר מַחְס֖וֹר מַחְסֹר֔וֹ מַחְסוֹרְךָ֖ מחסור מחסורך מחסרו lə·maḥ·sō·wr lemachSor ləmaḥsōwr machSor machsorCha machsoRo maḥ·sō·rōw maḥ·sō·wr maḥ·sō·wr·ḵā maḥsōrōw maḥsōwr maḥsōwrḵā ū·maḥ·sō·re·ḵā ū·maḥ·sō·rə·ḵā umachsorecha umachsoReicha ūmaḥsōreḵā ūmaḥsōrəḵā