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#443 Missing You, Missing Me

November 4, 2025 · 10 min

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Today we'll talk about the word חסר, missing, and its root. You don't want to miss it!

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New Words and Expressions:

Haser – Missing, lacking, deficient – חסר

"Ha-shir Ha-haser" – The missing song – השיר החסר

Ata haser li – I miss you – אתה חסר לי

At hasera li be-ramot – I miss you terribly – את חסרה לי ברמות

Hasar menoocha – Restless – חסר מנוחה

Hoser menoocha – Lack of rest – חוסר מנוחה

Hoser nimoos – Lack of manners – חוסר נימוס

Hasar nimoos, hasrat nimoos, hasrei nimoos, hasrot nimoos – Someone who lacks manners – חסר נימוס, חסרת נימוס, חסרי נימוס, חסרות נימוס

Hasar savlanut – Impatient – חסר סבלנות

Hasar bayit – Homeless – חסר בית

Hasar mooda'oot – Unaware, oblivious – חסר מודעות

Hasar mazal – Unlucky – חסר מזל

Hasar bitachon – Lacking confidence – חסר ביטחון

Rak zeh haser li – Just what I need right now (Ironically) – רק זה חסר לי

Haser li barzel ba-dam – I have low iron – חסר לי ברזל בדם

Haser lecha she-ata mesaper la – Don't you dare tell her! – חסר לך שאתה מספר לה

Haser lecha shelo titkasher / haser lach shelo titkashri / haser lachem shelo titkashroo – You'd better call – חסר לך שלא תתקשר / חסר לך שלא תתקשרי / חסר לכם שלא תתקשרו

Tagid, haserot lecha be'ayot ba-hayim? – Tell me, why look for trouble? – תגיד, חסרות לך בעיות בחיים

Ma haser lecha bahayim? Yesh lecha hakol – What are you missing in life? You have everything – מה חסר לך בחיים? יש לך הכל

Hisaron, hesronot (pl.) – Disadvantage – חיסרון, חסרונות

Yitaron, yitronot (pl.) – Advantage – יתרון, יתרונות

Machsor be-morim – Teacher shortage – מחסור במורים

"Haserim lanu morim le-matematika" – We're short on math teachers – חסרים לנו מורים למתמטיקה

Yesh machsor be-halav – There's a milk shortage – יש מחסור בחלב

Playlist and Clips:

Shlomo Artzi – Ha-shir Ha-hasser (lyrics)

Ben-el Ben-Zion & Shiraz Avraham – Hasera Li Be-ramot

Tal Gordon – Masechot (lyrics)

Dolis – Ma Hasser Lecha (lyrics)

Kan – Machsor be-morim

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