מַחְסוֹר

Strong’s Definition

deficiency; hence, impoverishment

Etymology & Derivation

or מַחְסֹר; from H2637 (חָסֵר);

KJV Usage

lack, need, penury, poor, poverty, want.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.need, poverty, thing needed
• 2.need, thing needed
• 3.lack, want
• 4.need, poverty

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: machçôwr; Pronunciation: makh-sore'