# חֶסֶר (cheser)

Israeli respelling: che-ser. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H2639. 2 Old Testament occurrences.

lack; hence, destitution

King James renderings: poverty, want.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/cheser-h2639

## Occurrences

- [Job 30:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/30/3) — For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.
- [Proverbs 28:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/28/22) — He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.