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lack

Meaning of “lack”

Sense 1: To be without or in need of something. Sense 2: As a noun, want, shortage, or absence.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
15 occurrences14 verses13 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:28

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James 1:5
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If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · James 1:5 · retained source text

If any of you lacke wisedome, let him aske of God, that giueth to all men liberally, and vpbraideth not: and it shalbe giuen him.

Complete reference index — all 14 verses
Genesis 18:28Exodus 16:18Deuteronomy 8:9Job 4:11Job 38:41Psalms 34:10Proverbs 28:27Ecclesiastes 9:8Hosea 4:6Matthew 19:202 Corinthians 8:15Philippians 2:301 Thessalonians 4:12James 1:5

Where “lack” appears

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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
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Webster 1828

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To want; to be destitute of; not to have or possess.

volume 2, leaf 31, column 3 (main_dictionary)