KJV dictionary & concordance

want

Meaning of “want”

Absence, lack, need, poverty, or insufficiency of what is required; to lack, be without, need, or come short of it.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893

31 occurrences30 verses14 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 28:48

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Isaiah 34:16

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¶ Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Isaiah 34:16 · retained source text

¶ Seeke ye out of the booke of the LORD, and reade: no one of these shall faile, none shall want her mate: for my mouth, it hath commaunded, and his spirit, it hath gathered them.

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Where “want” appears

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Deuteronomy2 occurrences
2 verses Judges2 occurrences
2 verses Job3 occurrences
3 verses Psalms3 occurrences
3 verses Proverbs8 occurrences
8 verses Isaiah1 occurrence
1 verse Jeremiah3 occurrences
3 verses Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse Ezekiel1 occurrence
1 verse Amos1 occurrence
1 verse Mark1 occurrence
1 verse Luke1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Corinthians3 occurrences
2 verses Philippians1 occurrence
1 verse

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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Deuteronomy 28:48 Job 31:19 Proverbs 13:25 2 Corinthians 8:14-15 Philippians 4:11 2 Corinthians 8:14 2 Corinthians 8:15 Job 24:8 Psalms 34:9 Proverbs 13:23 Proverbs 24:34 Jeremiah 35:19 Mark 12:44

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Skeat 1893

Open source edition ↗

to be in want.

printed p. 280; PDF p. 300; Internet Archive leaf n299