What does חֶסֶר · ὑστέρημα mean in the Bible?
חֶסֶר · ὑστέρημα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "lack, deficiency, or poverty".
Hebrew · H2639, G5303
חֶסֶר
Lack ; hence, destitution · a deficit; specially, poverty
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חֶסֶר H2639 lack ; hence, destitution
ὑστέρημα G5303 a deficit; specially, poverty
Pronunciation hystérēma
What is lacking or needed, especially material poverty contrasted with abundance (περίσσευμα).
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What does חֶסֶר (cheser) mean in the Bible?
חֶסֶר · ὑστέρημα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "lack, deficiency, or poverty".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2639, G5303?
H2639, G5303 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. lack, deficiency, or poverty
Strong's H2639, G5303
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Source Gloss
lack, deficiency, or poverty
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain