be abated, bereave, decrease, cause to fail, have lack, make lower, want
A primitive root; to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen -- be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.
Englishman's Concordance
1) to lack, be without, decrease, be lacking, have a need 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lack 1a2) to be lacking 1a3) to diminish, decrease 1b) (Piel) to cause to lack 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to be lacking Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 705
Brown-Driver-Briggs
חָסֵרverblack, need, be lacking, decrease (see LagBN 143; Late Hebrew חִסֵּרcause to lack or fail, diminish (active), and derivatives; Aramaic חֲסַר, , want, lack, and derivatives, compare Phoenician מחסר, see מחסור below; Arabic remove, strip off; disappear, retire (of water), fail (of sight), etc.; perhaps also Ethiopic be inferior, worthless, diminished Di590and derivatives) —
2be lacking, לוֺ׳מַחְסֹרוֺ אֲשֶׁר יֶחDeuteronomy 15:8his lack (i.e. thing needed), which is lacking to him (possible also is, which he lacks for himself, so Di, see above); שֶׁמֶן׳עַלרֹֿאְשְׁךָ אַליֶֿחEcclesiastes 9:8oil on thy head let it not be lacking; see also absolute Isaiah 51:14; Songs 7:3, and לִבּוֺ חָסֵרEcclesiastes 10:3his sense is lacking; of jar of oil 1 Kings 17:14,16 (absolute) by meton. for the oil itself (compare "" כלהbe consumed, exhausted).
3diminish, decrease, of waters Genesis 8:3 (P), compare הָלוֺךְ וְחָסוֺרGenesis 8:5 (P), waters continually diminished (see הלך above).
Pi`elcause to lack, with accusative of person, Imperfect2masculine singular suffix וַתְּחַסְּרֵהוּ מעט מֵאֱלהיםPsalm 8:6and thou didst make him lack little of God; Participleוּמְחַסֵּר אתנֿפשׁי מִטּוֺבָהEcclesiastes 4:8 for whom am I labouring and depriving myself of good things?
Hiph`ilPerfectהֶחֱסִירExodus 16:18; ImperfectיַחְסִירIsaiah 32:6; — cause to be lacking, fail, with accusative of thing ׳מַשְׁקֵה צָמֵא יַחIsaiah 32:6; the drink of the thirsty he causeth to fail ("" לְהָרִיק נפשׁ רָעֵב); absolute Exodus 16:18 (P), he that gathered little caused no lack.
Genesis 8:3 HEB:הָל֣וֹךְ וָשׁ֑וֹב וַיַּחְסְר֣וּ הַמַּ֔יִם מִקְצֵ֕ה NAS: days the water decreased. KJV: days the waters were abated. INT: steadily receded decreased the water the end
Genesis 8:5 HEB:הָיוּ֙ הָל֣וֹךְ וְחָס֔וֹר עַ֖ד הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ NAS: The water decreased steadily until KJV: And the waters decreased continually INT: become steadily decreased until month
Genesis 18:28 HEB: א֠וּלַי יַחְסְר֞וּן חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים הַצַּדִּיקִם֙ NAS: righteous are lacking five, KJV:Peradventure there shall lack five INT: Suppose are lacking the fifty righteous
Exodus 16:18 HEB:וְהַמַּמְעִ֖יט לֹ֣א הֶחְסִ֑יר אִ֥ישׁ לְפִֽי־ NAS: had no lack; every man KJV: and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered INT: had had no lack every much
Deuteronomy 2:7 HEB:עִמָּ֔ךְ לֹ֥א חָסַ֖רְתָּ דָּבָֽר׃ NAS: your God has been with you; you have not lacked a thing.' KJV: thy God [hath been] with thee; thou hast lacked nothing. INT: with have not lacked nothing
Deuteronomy 8:9 HEB:לֶ֔חֶם לֹֽא־ תֶחְסַ֥ר כֹּ֖ל בָּ֑הּ NAS: scarcity, in which you will not lack anything; KJV: scarceness, thou shalt not lack any [thing] in it; a land INT: food without lack anything A land
Deuteronomy 15:8 HEB:מַחְסֹר֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֶחְסַ֖ר לֽוֹ׃ NAS: for his need [in] whatever he lacks. KJV: for his need, [in that] which he wanteth. INT: his need whatever lacks
1 Kings 17:14 HEB:הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן לֹ֣א תֶחְסָ֑ר עַ֠ד י֧וֹם NAS: of oil be empty, until KJV: of oil fail, until the day INT: of oil nor be empty until the day
Nehemiah 9:21 HEB:בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר לֹ֣א חָסֵ֑רוּ שַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ לֹ֣א NAS: for them in the wilderness [and] they were not in want; Their clothes KJV: them in the wilderness, [so that] they lacked nothing; their clothes INT: the wilderness nor want their clothes nor
Psalm 8:5 HEB: וַתְּחַסְּרֵ֣הוּ מְּ֭עַט מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים NAS:Yet You have made him a little lower KJV: For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, INT:have made A little God
Psalm 23:1 HEB:רֹ֝עִ֗י לֹ֣א אֶחְסָֽר׃ NAS: is my shepherd, I shall not want. KJV: [is] my shepherd; I shall not want. INT: is my shepherd shall not want
Psalm 34:10 HEB:יְ֝הוָ֗ה לֹא־ יַחְסְר֥וּ כָל־ טֽוֹב׃ NAS: the LORD shall not be in want of any KJV: the LORD shall not want any good INT: the LORD shall not be in want of any good
Proverbs 13:25 HEB:וּבֶ֖טֶן רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֶּחְסָֽר׃ פ NAS: of the wicked is in need. KJV: of the wicked shall want. INT: the stomach of the wicked need
Proverbs 31:11 HEB:וְ֝שָׁלָ֗ל לֹ֣א יֶחְסָֽר׃ NAS: trusts in her, And he will have no KJV: doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. INT: of gain no will have
Ecclesiastes 4:8 HEB:אֲנִ֣י עָמֵ֗ל וּמְחַסֵּ֤ר אֶת־ נַפְשִׁי֙ NAS: am I laboring and depriving myself KJV: neither [saith he], For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul INT: I laboring and depriving myself good
Ecclesiastes 9:8 HEB:רֹאשְׁךָ֥ אַל־ יֶחְסָֽר׃ NAS: and let not oil be lacking on your head. KJV: and let thy head lack no ointment. INT: your head nay be lacking
Songs 7:2 HEB:הַסַּ֔הַר אַל־ יֶחְסַ֖ר הַמָּ֑זֶג בִּטְנֵךְ֙ NAS: Which never lacks mixed wine; KJV: goblet, [which] wanteth not liquor: INT: is a round never lacks mixed your belly
Isaiah 32:6 HEB:וּמַשְׁקֶ֥ה צָמֵ֖א יַחְסִֽיר׃ NAS: unsatisfied And to withhold drink KJV: of the thirsty to fail. INT: drink the thirsty withhold
Isaiah 51:14 HEB:לַשַּׁ֔חַת וְלֹ֥א יֶחְסַ֖ר לַחְמֽוֹ׃ NAS: nor will his bread be lacking. KJV: nor that his bread should fail. INT: the dungeon nor be lacking will his bread
Jeremiah 44:18 HEB:לָ֥הּ נְסָכִ֖ים חָסַ֣רְנוּ כֹ֑ל וּבַחֶ֥רֶב NAS: out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything KJV: drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all [things], and have been consumed INT: and pouring drink have lacked everything the sword
Ezekiel 4:17 HEB: לְמַ֥עַן יַחְסְר֖וּ לֶ֣חֶם וָמָ֑יִם NAS: and water will be scarce; and they will be appalled KJV:That they may want bread and water, INT: because will be scarce bread and water
, want, lack, and derivatives, compare Phoenician מחסר, see מחסור below; Arabic 
remove, strip off; disappear, retire (of water), fail (of sight), etc.; perhaps also Ethiopic 
be inferior, worthless, diminished Di590and derivatives) —