che.ser denotes a state of deprivation, shown in contexts of famine and an anticipated lack of resources.

The two attestations present che.ser as deprivation: a condition endured amid famine in Job 30:3 and a lack expected to come upon a man in Proverbs 28:22.

1. Deprivation amid hardship or impending loss · dominant

   In Job 30:3, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in a clause describing people as solitary amid deprivation and famine; the APB renders the verse, "Solitary in poverty and in famine." In Proverbs 28:22, the same form occurs in the statement that a man does not realize deprivation will come upon him; the APB renders, "does not realize that poverty will come upon him."

   Job 30:3Proverbs 28:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the condition as "poverty" in both verses, once alongside famine and once as something that will come upon a man. This does not isolate every nuance of the Hebrew noun.