need

Found 49 times in the King James Bible

H2637 Hebrew
G5532 Greek

English Definition

to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

חָסֵר

Transliteration

châçêr

Strong's Reference H2637

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

χρεία

Transliteration

chreía

Strong's Reference G5532
Greek Meaning

employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution

"Need" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H2637, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G5532. Context determines which original word is being used.

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