חָסֵר chaser
Hebrew word for “lacking” · Strong’s H2638 · used 17 times in 17 verses
Meaning
in need of, lacking, needy, in want of
How it is translated
Glosses given for chaser in context, with how often each is used:
- lacking 10
- one lacking 6
- lack 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proverbs | 13 | 1.9 | |
| 1 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 1 | 0.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
Proverbs 9 (2), Proverbs 10 (2), Proverbs 12 (2), 1 Samuel 21 (1), 2 Samuel 3 (1), 1 Kings 11 (1), Proverbs 6 (1), Proverbs 7 (1), Proverbs 11 (1), Proverbs 15 (1)
Forms
- חסר 12
- וחסר 3
- בחסר 1
- לחסר 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with chaser more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- לֵב lev “heart” 11
- פֶּתִי peti “simple” 3
- תְּבוּנָה tavunah “understanding” 3
- לֶחֶם lechem “food” 3
- הֵנָּה hennah “here/thus” 2
- בִּין bin “to understand” 2
- שָׂפָה saphah “lips” 2
- רֵעַ rea “neighbor” 2
- סוּר sur “to turn aside” 2
- מִי mi “who?” 2
- רַב rav “many” 2
- אָדָם adam “man” 2
Key verses
The verses using chaser that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 2 Samuel 3:29 — Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or…
- Proverbs 6:32 — But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
- Proverbs 7:7 — And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
- Proverbs 9:4 — Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
- Proverbs 10:13 — In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
- Proverbs 10:21 — The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
- Proverbs 11:12 — He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
- Proverbs 12:11 — He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
- Proverbs 15:21 — Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
- Proverbs 24:30 — I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
- Proverbs 28:16 — The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
- Ecclesiastes 6:2 — A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat…
See all 17 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.