Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root חסר

pattern KATEL

חָסֵר chaser
חֲסֵרָה chasera

lacking, deficient; -less (when used in construct state)

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
חָסֵר chaser
חֲסֵרָה chasera
חֲסֵרִים chaserim
חֲסֵרוֹת chaserot

Notes

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

See also

  • Noun – kotel pattern, masculine חוֹסֶר lack, absence
  • Noun – kittul pattern, masculine חִיסּוּר subtraction (mathematics); absence
  • Noun – kittalon pattern, masculine חִיסָּרוֹן drawback, disadvantage
  • Adjective חֲסַר רֶסֶן uncontrolled, uncontrollable, unchecked
  • Adjective חֲסַר תּוֹעֶלֶת useless
  • Verb – pa'al לַחְסוֹר to lack, to diminish
  • Verb – pi'el לְחַסֵּר to reduce, to lessen, to subtract
  • Verb – hif'il לְהַחְסִיר to subtract; to skip, to miss, to be absent (from a class etc.)
  • Noun – maktol pattern, masculine מַחְסוֹר lack, deficit, shortage; poverty, want, need