What does חַסִּיר (ḥasiyr) mean in the Bible?
חַסִּיר (ḥasiyr): Emphasizes what is fundamentally lacking or incomplete, often of moral or spiritual deficiency rather than mere shortage
Hebrew · H2627
חַסִּיר
Deficient
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חַסִּיר H2627
Pronunciation ḥasiyr
What does חַסִּיר (ḥasiyr) mean in the Bible?
חַסִּיר (ḥasiyr): Emphasizes what is fundamentally lacking or incomplete, often of moral or spiritual deficiency rather than mere shortage
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How does the BSB render H2627?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include deficient (1).
Where does חַסִּיר (ḥasiyr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 5:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It deficient 1× Daniel 5:27
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First aligned row Daniel 5:27
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Daniel 1
Source forms
חַסִּֽיר׃ 1x ḥas·sîr Daniel 5:27
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 1x Daniel 5:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Emphasizes what is fundamentally lacking or incomplete, often of moral or spiritual deficiency rather than mere shortage
Source Gloss
deficient
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Emphasizes what is fundamentally lacking or incomplete, often of moral or spiritual deficiency rather than mere shortage
deficient BDB: lacking Usage: wanting.
Word Origins
חַסִּיר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain