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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2639. חֶ֫סֶר (cheser) -- Lack, want, deficiency</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2639.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/job/30-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2639.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2639</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2638.htm" title="2638">◄</a> 2639. cheser <a href="../hebrew/2640.htm" title="2640">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">cheser: Lack, want, deficiency</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חֶסֶר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>checer<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>KHEH-ser<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kheh'-ler)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Lack, want, deficiency<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>lack, destitution<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root חָסֵר (chaser), meaning "to lack" or "to be without."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G5303 (husterēma) - meaning "lack" or "deficiency"<p> - G3007 (leipō) - meaning "to lack" or "to be in need"<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "cheser" refers to a state of lacking or deficiency. It is often used in the context of material needs, such as food or resources, but can also imply a lack of wisdom or understanding. The term underscores the human condition of neediness and dependence on God for provision and sustenance.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, the concept of "cheser" would have been understood in the context of a community that relied heavily on agriculture and livestock for survival. A lack of resources could lead to severe consequences, including famine and social instability. The Israelites were taught to depend on God for their needs, as seen in the provision of manna in the wilderness. The idea of lacking also extended to spiritual and moral dimensions, where a deficiency in wisdom or righteousness was seen as a significant concern.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2637.htm">chaser</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>want, poverty<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>want (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">חֶ֫סֶר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Proverbs 28:22</sup> <font size="+1"><b>want, poverty</b></font> — always absolute; <font class="hebrew2">יְבֹאֶנּוּ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ח</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/28-22.htm">Proverbs 28:22</a> <em>want shall come to him</em>; "" <font class="hebrew2">כָּפָן</font> <em>hunger</em> <a href="/interlinear/job/30-3.htm">Job 30:3</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>poverty, want <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2637.htm">chacer</a>; lack; hence, destitution -- poverty, want. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2637.htm">chacer</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּחֶ֥סֶר בחסר חֶ֥סֶר חסר bə·ḥe·ser beCheser bəḥeser Cheser ḥe·ser ḥeser<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/30-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 30:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> בְּחֶ֥סֶר </b> וּבְכָפָ֗ן גַּ֫לְמ֥וּד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">From want</span> and famine they are gaunt<br><a href="/kjvs/job/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">For want</span> and famine<br><a href="/interlinear/job/30-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">want</span> and famine are gaunt<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/28-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 28:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֵ֝דַע כִּי־ <b> חֶ֥סֶר </b> יְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And does not know <span class="itali">that want</span> will come<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and considereth <span class="itali">not that poverty</span> shall come<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/28-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> know that <span class="itali">want</span> will come<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2639.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2639.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2639<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/becheser_2639.htm">bə·ḥe·ser — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/cheser_2639.htm">ḥe·ser — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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