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want

Meaning of “want”

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

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
31 occurrences30 verses14 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Deuteronomy 28:48

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Luke 15:14
And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
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1611 witness · Luke 15:14 · retained source text

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land, and he beganne to be in want.

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