4270. machsor
Strong's Lexicon
machsor: Lack, need, want

Original Word: מַחְסוֹר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: machcowr
Pronunciation: makh-sore'
Phonetic Spelling: (makh-sore')
Definition: Lack, need, want
Meaning: deficiency, impoverishment

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

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

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

Usage: The Hebrew word "machsor" refers to a state of deficiency or need, often in the context of material or physical necessities. It conveys the idea of lacking something essential for well-being or survival. In the biblical context, it is frequently used to describe a shortage of resources, such as food or provisions.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the concept of "machsor" would have been particularly poignant given the agrarian society's dependence on successful harvests and the provision of basic needs. The community was closely knit, and the well-being of individuals was often tied to the collective prosperity. The Law of Moses included provisions for the poor and needy, emphasizing the importance of addressing "machsor" within the community (e.g., Deuteronomy 15:7-11).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chaser
Definition
a need, thing needed, poverty
NASB Translation
lack (2), need (2), needs (1), poor (1), poverty (3), want (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַחְסוֺר, מַחְסֹר noun [masculine] need, thing needed, poverty; — ׳מ absolute Proverbs 11:24 6t.; construct Judges 18:10; Judges 19:19; suffix מַחְסוֺרְךָ Judges 19:20; מַחְסרְךָ Proverbs 6:11; מַחְסֹרוֺ Deuteronomy 15:8; plural suffix מַחְסֹרֶיךָ Proverbs 24:34; —

1 need = thing needed דֵּי מַחְסֹרוֺ Deuteronomy 15:8 enough for his need (followed by אשׁר יֶחְסַר לוֺ, compare חָסֵר verb); עָלָ֑י ׳כָּלמֿ Judges 19:20 all thy need be upon me (for me to provide).

2 lack, want כָּלדָּֿבָר ׳אֵין מ Judges 18:10 no lack of anything, Judges 19:19; Psalm 34:10.

3 in General, need, poverty Proverbs 6:11 ("" רֵאשׁ) = Proverbs 24:34 ("" רֵישׁ), Proverbs 11:24; Proverbs 14:23; Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 28:27; ׳אִישׁ מ Proverbs 21:17 a man of poverty.

חַף see II. חפף.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
lack, need, penury, poor, poverty, want

Or machcor {makh-sore'}; from chacer; deficiency; hence, impoverishment -- lack, need, penury, poor, poverty, want.

see HEBREW chacer

Forms and Transliterations
וּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗ וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ ומחסריך ומחסרך לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ למחסור׃ מַ֝חְס֗וֹר מַ֭חְסוֹר מַחְס֑וֹר מַחְס֔וֹר מַחְס֖וֹר מַחְסֹר֔וֹ מַחְסוֹרְךָ֖ מחסור מחסורך מחסרו lə·maḥ·sō·wr lemachSor ləmaḥsōwr machSor machsorCha machsoRo maḥ·sō·rōw maḥ·sō·wr maḥ·sō·wr·ḵā maḥsōrōw maḥsōwr maḥsōwrḵā ū·maḥ·sō·re·ḵā ū·maḥ·sō·rə·ḵā umachsorecha umachsoReicha ūmaḥsōreḵā ūmaḥsōrəḵā
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Deuteronomy 15:8
HEB: תַּעֲבִיטֶ֔נּוּ דֵּ֚י מַחְסֹר֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֶחְסַ֖ר
NAS: him sufficient for his need [in] whatever
KJV: him sufficient for his need, [in that] which he wanteth.
INT: lend sufficient his need whatever lacks

Judges 18:10
HEB: אֵֽין־ שָׁ֣ם מַחְס֔וֹר כָּל־ דָּבָ֖ר
NAS: there is no lack of anything
KJV: a place where [there is] no want of any thing
INT: there in it lack of any thing

Judges 19:19
HEB: עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ אֵ֥ין מַחְס֖וֹר כָּל־ דָּבָֽר׃
NAS: there is no lack of anything.
KJV: [which is] with thy servants: [there is] no want of any thing.
INT: your servants there lack of any thing

Judges 19:20
HEB: רַ֥ק כָּל־ מַחְסוֹרְךָ֖ עָלָ֑י רַ֥ק
NAS: let me [take care of] all your needs; however,
KJV: [be] with thee; howsoever [let] all thy wants [lie] upon me; only lodge
INT: howsoever all your needs and in

Psalm 34:9
HEB: כִּי־ אֵ֥ין מַ֝חְס֗וֹר לִירֵאָֽיו׃
NAS: Him there is no want.
KJV: ye his saints: for [there is] no want to them that fear
INT: for there want fear

Proverbs 6:11
HEB: כִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְ רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ וּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗ כְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן׃
NAS: in like a vagabond And your need like an armed
KJV: as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed
INT: A vagabond your poverty and your need man an armed

Proverbs 11:24
HEB: מִ֝יֹּ֗שֶׁר אַךְ־ לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃
NAS: [and yet it results] only in want.
KJV: more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.
INT: what only want

Proverbs 14:23
HEB: שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם אַךְ־ לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃
NAS: talk [leads] only to poverty.
KJV: of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.
INT: mere only to poverty

Proverbs 21:5
HEB: אָ֝֗ץ אַךְ־ לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃
NAS: [comes] surely to poverty.
KJV: but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.
INT: is hasty surely to poverty

Proverbs 21:17
HEB: אִ֣ישׁ מַ֭חְסוֹר אֹהֵ֣ב שִׂמְחָ֑ה
NAS: pleasure [will become] a poor man;
KJV: pleasure [shall be] a poor man:
INT: man a poor loves pleasure

Proverbs 22:16
HEB: לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ־ לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃
NAS: [will] only [come to] poverty.
KJV: to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
INT: to the rich only poverty

Proverbs 24:34
HEB: מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ כְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן׃
NAS: [as] a robber And your want like an armed
KJV: [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed
INT: a robber your poverty and your want man an armed

Proverbs 28:27
HEB: לָ֭רָשׁ אֵ֣ין מַחְס֑וֹר וּמַעְלִ֥ים עֵ֝ינָ֗יו
NAS: will never want, But he who shuts
KJV: unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth
INT: to the poor will never want shuts his eyes

13 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4270
13 Occurrences


lə·maḥ·sō·wr — 4 Occ.
maḥ·sō·wr — 5 Occ.
maḥ·sō·wr·ḵā — 1 Occ.
maḥ·sō·rōw — 1 Occ.
ū·maḥ·sō·rə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ū·maḥ·sō·re·ḵā — 1 Occ.















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