חָסֵר (ḥāsēr) is a Hebrew adjective meaning needy. It appears 19 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2638).

Also rendered

• lacking

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 705c)

Root family 705: חָסֵר ḥāsēr — lack, have a need, be lacking

• חָסֵר ḥāsēr — lack
• מַחְסוֹר maḥsôr — need
• חֹסֶר ḥōser — want
• חֶסֶר ḥeser — want
• חֶסְרוֹן ḥesrôn — thing lacking

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