Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 9:8 · retained source text
Let thy garments bee alwayes white; and let thy head lacke no oyntment.
KJV dictionary & concordance
lack
Meaning of “lack”
Sense 1: To be without or in need of something. Sense 2: As a noun, want, shortage, or absence.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
15 occurrences14 verses13 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 18:28
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Genesis2 occurrences
1 verseExodus1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
1 verse
1 verseExodus1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
1 verse
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗Want; destitution; need; failure.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗To be in want or to be wanting.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗To want; to be destitute of; not to have or possess.