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Lexicon :: Strong's H2808 - ḥešbôn

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חֶשְׁבּוֹן
Transliteration
ḥešbôn
Pronunciation
khesh-bone'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 767b

Strong’s Definitions

חֶשְׁבּוֹן cheshbôwn, khesh-bone'; from H2803; properly, contrivance; by implication, intelligence:—account, device, reason.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H2808 in the following manner: reason (1x), account (1x), device (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H2808 in the following manner: reason (1x), account (1x), device (1x).

  1. account, reasoning, reckoning

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֶשְׁבּוֹן cheshbôwn, khesh-bone'; from H2803; properly, contrivance; by implication, intelligence:—account, device, reason.
STRONGS H2808: Abbreviations
† I. חֶשְׁבּוֺן noun masculine reckoning, account (Late Hebrew Aramaic id.) Ecclesiastes 9:10, בקּשׁ ח׳ Ecclesiastes 7:25, מצא ח׳ Ecclesiastes 7:27.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ecclesiastes

7:25; 7:27; 9:10

H2808

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2808 matches the Hebrew חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ḥešbôn),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:25 - I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:27 - “This is my conclusion,” says the Teacher. “I discovered this after looking at the matter from every possible angle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:10 - Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave,[fn] there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
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