The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 4:11 · retained source text
The old Lyon perisheth for lacke of pray, and the stout Lyons whelpes are scattered abroad.
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
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “lack”
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 38:41 · retained source text
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.
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
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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Definition evidence
1 · KJV context and cross-references
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.