חָסֵר

1 Samuel 21:15 חֲסַ֤ר lacking of

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 3:29 וַחֲסַר־ and [one] lacking of

May it whirl over the head of Joab and over 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 11:22 חָסֵר֙ lacking

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 6:32 חֲסַר־ [is] lacking of

He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.

Here: An adjective meaning 'short of' or 'without'. It is joined to the next word to form a fixed expression in Proverbs for a senseless person.

Proverbs 7:7 חֲסַר־ lacking of

I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,

Here: 'Lacking, short of, empty of.' It describes something missing rather than something evil present. His problem is an absence.

Proverbs 9:4 חֲסַר־ [one] lacking of

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.

Here: "Lacking, short of." The same root describes running short of bread or of anything needed. The person is missing something essential that he could still be given.

Proverbs 9:16 וַחֲסַר־ and [one] lacking of

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.

Proverbs 10:13 חֲסַר־ [one] lacking of

Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

Here: An adjective meaning "lacking" or "short of," bound to the next word: "one lacking in ___." It describes a deficiency, something missing, not active wickedness.

Proverbs 10:21 בַּחֲסַר־ by lack of

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

Here: The prefix 'by/in' gives the cause or the circumstance: they die because of, or in a state of, lacking. The vowels mark this as the adjective 'lacking'. Read with 'heart' it is the stock phrase 'lacking heart', here used as 'lack of heart'.

Proverbs 11:12 חֲסַר־ [is] lacking of

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.

Proverbs 12:9 וַחֲסַר־ and [one] lacking of

Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.

Here: 'And lacking (of)': the self-important man is short of the basics. Proverbs uses this same 'lacker of ___' phrase for 'lacking sense' (12:11), so the form will have sounded familiar.

Proverbs 12:11 חֲסַר־ [is] lacking of

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.

Here: 'Lacking (in)', joined directly to the following noun. The irony is pointed: the chaser hoped to gain, and what he ends up lacking is the thing that matters most, good sense. The doublet in 28:19 says the outcome is poverty.

Proverbs 15:21 לַחֲסַר־ to [one] lacking of

Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.

Here: 'To' plus an adjective meaning 'lacking, in want of.' It describes someone short of something he needs, here the basic equipment for thinking straight.

Proverbs 17:18 חֲסַר־ lacking of

A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.

Proverbs 24:30 חֲסַר־ lacking of

I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

Here: "Lacking." It describes an emptiness where something ought to be. The irony is sharp: the man who lacks sense will soon lack bread (v. 34).

Proverbs 28:16 חֲסַ֣ר lacking of

A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.

Ecclesiastes 6:2 חָסֵ֥ר [is] lacking

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.

Here: "Lacking, in want." He has no gap at all in what he could want.