2640. choser
Strong's Lexicon
choser: Lack, want, deficiency

Original Word: חֹסֶר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: chocer
Pronunciation: kho'-ser
Phonetic Spelling: (kho'-ser)
Definition: Lack, want, deficiency
Meaning: poverty

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָסֵר (chaser), meaning "to lack" or "to be without."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5303 (husterēma) - meaning "lack" or "deficiency"

- G3007 (leipō) - meaning "to lack" or "to be in need"

Usage: The Hebrew word "choser" refers to a state of deficiency or lack, often in the context of material needs or resources. It is used to describe situations where there is an absence of something necessary or desired, such as food, wisdom, or understanding.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, the concept of lack or deficiency was significant, as it often related to survival and well-being. The agrarian lifestyle of the Israelites meant that a lack of resources like food or water could have dire consequences. Additionally, spiritual and moral deficiencies were also of concern, as they were seen as hindrances to living a life pleasing to God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chaser
Definition
want, lack
NASB Translation
lack (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חֹ֫סֶר noun [masculine] want, lack (LagBN 144) — only construct לֶחֶם ׳ח Amos 4:6; כֹּל ׳ח Deuteronomy 28:48,57.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
in want of

From chacer; poverty -- in want of.

see HEBREW chacer

Forms and Transliterations
בְּחֹֽסֶר־ בחסר־ וְחֹ֣סֶר וּבְחֹ֣סֶר ובחסר וחסר bə·ḥō·ser- bechoser bəḥōser- ū·ḇə·ḥō·ser ūḇəḥōser uveChoser veChoser wə·ḥō·ser wəḥōser
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Englishman's Concordance
Deuteronomy 28:48
HEB: וּבְצָמָ֛א וּבְעֵירֹ֖ם וּבְחֹ֣סֶר כֹּ֑ל וְנָתַ֞ן
NAS: in nakedness, and in the lack of all things;
KJV: and in nakedness, and in want of all [things]: and he shall put
INT: thirst nakedness the lack of all will put

Deuteronomy 28:57
HEB: כִּֽי־ תֹאכְלֵ֥ם בְּחֹֽסֶר־ כֹּ֖ל בַּסָּ֑תֶר
NAS: them secretly for lack of anything
KJV: for she shall eat them for want of all [things] secretly
INT: for will eat lack of anything secretly

Amos 4:6
HEB: בְּכָל־ עָ֣רֵיכֶ֔ם וְחֹ֣סֶר לֶ֔חֶם בְּכֹ֖ל
NAS: your cities And lack of bread
KJV: in all your cities, and want of bread
INT: all your cities and lack of bread all

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2640
3 Occurrences


bə·ḥō·ser- — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ḥō·ser — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥō·ser — 1 Occ.















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