Hebrew wordchâçêrkhaw-sare'חָסֵרWhat it meansto lackto lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessenWhere it comes froma primitive rootHow the King James translates itlack4lacked2want2decreased1fail1lower1need1bereave1Every place it appears 15Genesis8:518:28Exodus16:18Deuteronomy2:78:91 Kings17:14Nehemiah9:21Psalms8:534:10Proverbs31:11Ecclesiastes4:89:8Song of Solomon7:2Jeremiah44:18Ezekiel4:17