Machsor מַחְסוֹר
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| מַחְסוֹר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | machsor |
| Strong's number | H4270 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | need |
| Occurrences | 13 in 13 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (8) |
Machsor (Hebrew מַחְסוֹר, Strong's H4270) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “need”. It occurs 13 times in 13 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) need, poverty, thing needed
1a) need, thing needed
1b) lack, want
1c) need, poverty
1a) need, thing needed
1b) lack, want
1c) need, poverty
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | want (7), need (1), wants (1), poverty (1), penury (1), poor (1), lack (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | poverty (3), lack (2), need (2), he needs (1), is lacking (1), you need (1), become poor (1), will become poor (1), be in need (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Machsor, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 15:8But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.
Judges
- Judges 18:10When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.When you enter, you will come to an unsuspecting people and a spacious land, for God has delivered it into your hand. It is a place where nothing on earth is lacking.”
- Judges 19:19Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.”
- Judges 19:20And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.“Peace to you,” said the old man. “Let me supply everything you need. Only do not spend the night in the square.”
Psalms
- Psalm 34:9O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 6:11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Proverbs 11:24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
- Proverbs 14:23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
- Proverbs 21:5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
- Proverbs 21:17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
- Proverbs 22:16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
- Proverbs 24:34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Proverbs 28:27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).