Chaser חָסֵר

Chaser (Hebrew חָסֵר, Strong's H2638) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “lacking”. It occurs 17 times in 17 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Chaser, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 21:15
  Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 3:29
  Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.May it whirl over the heads of Joab and the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 11:22
  Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.But Pharaoh asked him, “What have you lacked here with me that you suddenly want to go back to your own country?” “Nothing,” Hadad replied, “but please let me go.”

Proverbs

• Proverbs 6:32
  But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
• Proverbs 7:7
  And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
• Proverbs 9:4
  Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
• Proverbs 9:16
  Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
• Proverbs 10:13
  In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
• Proverbs 10:21
  The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
• Proverbs 11:12
  He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
• Proverbs 12:9
  He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.
• Proverbs 12:11
  He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
• Proverbs 15:21
  Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
• Proverbs 17:18
  A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
• Proverbs 24:30
  I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
• Proverbs 28:16
  The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 6:2
  A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).