חָסֵ֥ר — Ecclesiastes 6:2 Hebrew Word Study

חָסֵ֥ר

𐤇𐤎𐤓

chaser

from חָסֵר; lacking; hence, without; destitute, fail, lack, have need, void, want.

Ecclesiastes 6:2 · Word #10

Lexicon `H2638`

Part of Speech	`A` — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype	`a` — Adjective — Adjective
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

lacking (masculine singular) / he was lacking

Root	חסר (ḥ-s-r)
Core Meanings	lack, need, deficiency, absence, deprivation
Semantic Range	to lack, be without, be deficient, be diminished, suffer want, be deprived, fail to have
Conceptual Significance	חסר highlights human limitation and dependence, often contrasting human lack with YHWH’s sufficiency (e.g., "I shall not lack"). It underscores themes of need, provision, and divine fullness versus human insufficiency in biblical theology.
Morphological Notes	Appears as a Qal adjective masculine singular absolute (HAamsa) and as a Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular verb (HVqp3ms). The adjective describes a male subject in a state of lack; the verb denotes completed action or state in the Qal stem.
Rendering Rationale	The root חסר expresses the state of being in deficiency or want. As an adjective (masculine singular absolute), חָסֵר means "lacking," describing a male subject in a state of need or absence. As a Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular verb, it means "he was lacking," preserving both the stative sense of deficiency and the masculine singular subject indicated by the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H2638-01`	bachasar	in the lack of
`H2639-01`	becheser	in lack
`H2640-01`	bechoser	in lack-of
`H2638-02`	chasar	lacking-of
`H2637-01`	chasarenu	we have lacked
`H2637-02`	chasareta	you have lacked
`H2641-01`	chaserah	Lacking-One
`H2637-03`	chaseru	they lacked
`H2627-01`	chasir	a lacking one
`H2639-02`	cheser	lack
`H2637-04`	echesar	I will be lacking
`H2637-05`	hechesir	he caused to be lacking
`H2638-04`	lachasar	to the lacking one
`H4270-01`	lemachesor	to a state of lack
`H4270-02`	machesor	deficiency
`H4270-03`	machesorekha	your lack
`H4270-04`	machesoro	his lack
`H2637-06`	techesar	you (masculine singular) will lack
`H4270-05`	umachesorekha	and your lack
`H4270-06`	umachesoreykha	and your lacks
`H2637-07`	umechaser	and one causing lack
`H2640-02`	uvechoser	and in lack-of
`H2638-05`	vachasar	and lacking
`H2637-08`	vatechaserehu	and you made him lack
`H2637-09`	vayacheseru	and they lacked
`H2637-10`	vechasor	and to lack
`H2642-01`	vecheseron	and a deficiency
`H2640-03`	vechoser	and lack-of
`H2637-11`	yacheseru	they are lacking
`H2637-12`	yacheserun	they will be lacking
`H2637-13`	yachesir	he will cause to lack
`H2637-14`	yechesar	he will lack

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
1 Samuel 21:16	חֲסַ֤ר	chasar	lack
2 Samuel 3:29	וַ/חֲסַר	vachasar	or who lacks
1 Kings 11:22	חָסֵר֙	chaser	lacked
1 Kings 17:16	חָסֵ֑ר	chaser	lacked
Proverbs 6:32	חֲסַר	chasar	lacks
Proverbs 7:7	חֲסַר	chasar	lacking
Proverbs 9:4	חֲסַר	chasar	lacking
Proverbs 9:16	וַ/חֲסַר	vachasar	and lacking
Proverbs 10:13	חֲסַר	chasar	who lacks
Proverbs 10:21	בַּ/חֲסַר	bachasar	for lack of
Proverbs 11:12	חֲסַר	chasar	lacks
Proverbs 12:9	וַ/חֲסַר	vachasar	and lacks
Proverbs 12:11	חֲסַר	chasar	lacks
Proverbs 15:21	לַ/חֲסַר	lachasar	to him who lacks
Proverbs 17:18	חֲסַר	chasar	lacking
Proverbs 24:30	חֲסַר	chasar	lacking
Proverbs 28:16	חֲסַ֣ר	chasar	who lacks
Ecclesiastes 6:2	חָסֵ֥ר	chaser
Ecclesiastes 10:3	חָסֵ֑ר	chaser	lacks