חסר

Hebrew

Root
ח־ס־ר (ḥ-s-r)

Etymology

Possibly related to Arabic خَسِرَ (ḵasira, “to lose”).

Adjective

חָסֵר • (khasér)

1. absent, missing
2. deficient

Derived terms

• חֲסַר בַּיִת (khasár báyit)
• חֲסַר לֵב (khasár lev)
• חֲסַר תַּקְדִּים (khasár takdím)
• כְּתִיב חָסֵר (k'tív khasér)

Related terms

• חוסר / חֹסֶר (khóser, “absence, lack”)

Noun

חֹסֶר • (khóser) m

1. defective spelling of חוסר

References

• H2638 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “חסר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language