International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Penury

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Penury


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pen´ū́-ri (מחסור, maḥṣōr): In , with sense of “poverty,” “want”: “The talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.” In the New Testament the word in (ὑστέρημα, hustérēma) is in the Revised Version (British and American) translated “want” (of the widow's mites).