חָסַר, חָסֵר I (b. h.; cmp. חָסַל) [to scrape off,] to diminish, take off; to be diminished, less; to want, miss; to be imperfect. Snh. 68ᵃ ולא חָסַרְתִּי מרבותי וכ׳ yet I skimmed of the knowledge of my teachers no more than a dog takes who licks out of the sea. Ib. ולא חֲסָרוּנִי וכ׳ they skimmed of my knowledge &c.; Cant. R. to I, 3 לא חֲסַרְתִּיהָ וכ׳ what wisdom I skimmed of the Law, was no more than &c., v. זַכְרוּת. Ib. רבותי חֲסָרוּהָ וכ׳ my teachers carried off at least a real smattering of it &c. B. Kam. 20ᵃ bot. מאי חֲסַרְתִּיךָ what loss have I occasioned to thee?—Ib.ᵇ, a. fr. זה נהנה … חָסֵר the one profits while the other loses nothing (therefore can claim no damages). Lev. R. s. 1 מה חָסַרְתָּ, v. דֵּעָה. Men. 30ᵃ, a. e. is it possible ס"ת ח׳ אות וכ׳ that the Book of the Law wanted one letter yet (to be written) &c.?—Pesik. R. s. 3 (ref. to מתה עלי, Gen. XLVIII, 7) שחֲסרְתִּיהָ for I miss her; a. fr.
    Pi. - חִיסֵּר to lessen, omit; to deprive. Ker. 6ᵃ חי׳ אחת וכ׳ if he left out one of its ingredients. Erub. 13ᵃ שמא אתה מְחַסֵּר וכ׳ for if thou omit one letter. Koh. R. to I, 15 (ref. to חסרון, ib.) משאדם מְחַ׳ עצמו וכ׳ as soon as a man deprives himself of the words of the Law (neglecting them); ib. מַחֲסִיר (Hif.). Y. Snh. XI, beg. 30ᵃ אפי׳ לא חי׳ even if on inflicting an injury (v. חַבּוּרָה) he did not create a diminution (open wound); a. fr.—Part. pass. מְחוּסָּר, constr. מְחוּסַּר wanting, requiring. R. Hash. 6ᵃ מח׳ זמן wanting time, i.e. too young for sacrifice. Ker. II, 1 מח׳ כפרה requires a ceremony of atonement (before he may partake of a sacred meal). Gen. R. s. 32, a. e. מח׳ אמנה, v. אֲמָנָה I. Ḥull. 25ᵃ, v. חֲטִיטָה.—Y. B. Mets. V, 10ᶜ bot. מח׳ מעשה אחד wanting one action to be available; a. fr.—Pl. constr. מְחוּסְּרֵי. Ker. l. c. ארבעה מ׳ וכ׳ there are four persons requiring a ceremony of atonement before being permitted &c., v. supra; a. fr.
    Hif. - הֶחְסִיר same, v. supra.