Machçôwr — H4270

Definition

masculine noun

deficiency; hence, impoverishment

1. need, poverty, thing needed
1. need, thing needed
2. lack, want
3. need, poverty

Usually translated as

want, lack, need, penury, poor, poverty

Origin

or machçôr; from H2637

• Derived from Châçêr (H2637)

Greek equivalents

• elássōn (G1640)
• hystérēma (G5303)

Occurrences

Machçôwr occurs 13 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Judges (3), Psalms (1), Proverbs (8)

• Deuteronomy 15:8 — But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need (מַחְסֹר֔וֹ), in that which he wanteth.
• Judges 18:10 — When 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 (מַחְס֔וֹר) of any thing that is in the earth.
• Judges 19:19 — Yet 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 (מַחְס֖וֹר) of any thing.
• Judges 19:20 — And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants (מַחְסוֹרְךָ֖) lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
• Psalms 34:9 — O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want (מַ֝חְס֗וֹר) to them that fear him.
• Proverbs 6:11 — So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want (וּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗) as an armed man.
• Proverbs 11:24 — There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty (לְמַחְסֽוֹר).
• Proverbs 14:23 — In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury (לְמַחְסֽוֹר).
• Proverbs 21:5 — The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want (לְמַחְסֽוֹר).
• Proverbs 21:17 — He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor (מַ֭חְסוֹר) man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
• Proverbs 22:16 — He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want (לְמַחְסֽוֹר).
• Proverbs 24:34 — So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want (וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ) as an armed man.
• Proverbs 28:27 — He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack (מַחְס֑וֹר): but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.