Original Language Studio
Psalms 8:6
“Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָסֵרchâçêr · khaw-sare'
H2637 · Hebrew
H2637 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- תְּחַסְּרֵ֣ — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- הוּ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 21 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 8:3Genesis 8:5Genesis 18:28Exodus 16:18Deuteronomy 2:7
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָסֵר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.