מַחְסוֹרmachçôwr

need, thing needed, poverty

Pronunciation: makh-sore' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4270

Meanings

1. = thing needed (Deuteronomy 15:8; Judges 19:20)

2. lack, want (Judges 18:10; Judges 19:19; Psalms 34:10)

3. need, poverty, in general (Proverbs 6:11; Proverbs 24:34; Proverbs 11:24)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 13 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 15:8 Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need.
  • Judges 18:10 When you get there, you will find the people living carefree lives. God has given us a spacious and fertile land, lacking in nothing!”
  • Judges 19:19 even though we have everything we need. We have straw and feed for our donkeys and plenty of bread and wine for ourselves.”
  • Judges 19:20 “You are welcome to stay with me,” the old man said. “I will give you anything you might need. But whatever you do, don’t spend the night in the square.”
  • Psalms 34:9 Fear the Lord, you his godly people, for those who fear him will have all they need.
  • Proverbs 6:11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).