BDB2987
חֶ֫סֶר noun masculine Prov 28:22 want, poverty — always absolute; יְבֹאֶנּוּ ׳ ח Prov 28:22 want shall come to him; || כָּפָן hunger Job 30:3.
Strong's Lexicon
H2639
H2639 — חֶסֶר
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2639 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חֶסֶר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2637 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | checer |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kheh'-ler |
| Meaning: | 1. lack 2. (hence) destitution |
| KJV Renderings: | poverty, want. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
חסר (g’heh’-ser)
Job 80:3
- EHCC: For want and famine
Proverbs 28:22
- KJV: He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.hasteth…: or, hath and evil eye hasteth to be rich
- EHCC: considereth not that poverty