KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To be without or in need of something. Sense 2: As a noun, want, shortage, or absence.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 18:28
Complete exact-word concordance
Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
Peraduenture there shall lacke fiue of the fiftie righteous: wilt thou destroy all the citie for lacke of fiue? And he said, If I find there fourtie and fiue, I will not destroy it.
And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
And when they did mete it with an Omer, he that gathered much, had nothing ouer, and he that gathered litle, had no lacke: they gathered euery man according to his eating.
1611 marginal note2.Cor. 8.15.
A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
A lande wherein thou shalt eate bread without scarcenes, thou shalt not lacke any thing in it: a lande whose stones are yron, and out of whose hils thou mayest digge brasse.
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
The old Lyon perisheth for lacke of pray, and the stout Lyons whelpes are scattered abroad.
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Who prouideth for the rauen his foode? when his young ones cry vnto God, they wander for lacke of meate.
1611 marginal notePsal. 147.9. Math. 6.26.
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
The young lyons doe lacke, and suffer hunger: but they that seeke the LORD, shall not want any good thing.
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
He that giueth vnto the poore, shall not lacke: but he that hideth his eyes, shall haue many a curse.
1611 marginal noteDeut. 15.8. cha.22.9.
Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
Let thy garments bee alwayes white; and let thy head lacke no oyntment.
¶ My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
¶ My people are destroyed for lacke of knowledge: because thou hast reiected knowledge, I will also reiect thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the lawe of thy God, I wil also forget thy children.
1611 marginal noteHeb. cut off
The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
The young man saith vnto him, All these things haue I kept from my youth vp: what lacke I yet?
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Historical English dictionary sources
Want; destitution; need; failure.
To be in want or to be wanting.
To want; to be destitute of; not to have or possess.
