Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy; as, hapless youth; hapless maid.

Multi-Version Concordance Hapless (3 Occurrences) Psalms 10:8 He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless. (See RSV) Psalms 10:10 The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength. (See RSV) Psalms 10:14 But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless. (See RSV)