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Lexicon :: Strong's H4284 - maḥăšāḇâ

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מַחֲשָׁבָה
Transliteration
maḥăšāḇâ
Pronunciation
makh-ash-aw-baw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 767d

Strong’s Definitions

מַחֲשָׁבָה machăshâbâh, makh-ash-aw-baw'; or מַחֲשֶׁבֶת machăshebeth; from H2803; a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice):—cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 56x

The KJV translates Strong's H4284 in the following manner: thought (28x), device (12x), purpose (6x), work (3x), imaginations (3x), cunning (1x), devised (1x), invented (1x), means (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 56x
The KJV translates Strong's H4284 in the following manner: thought (28x), device (12x), purpose (6x), work (3x), imaginations (3x), cunning (1x), devised (1x), invented (1x), means (1x).

  1. thought, device

    1. thought

    2. device, plan, purpose

    3. invention

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַחֲשָׁבָה machăshâbâh, makh-ash-aw-baw'; or מַחֲשֶׁבֶת machăshebeth; from H2803; a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice):—cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.
STRONGS H4284: Abbreviations
† מַחֲשָׁבָה noun feminine thought, device (chiefly in poetry and late) — absolute מ׳ Jeremiah 18:11; Jeremiah 49:30; מַחֲשֶׁ֫בֶת Ezekiel 38:10; מַחֲשָׁ֑בֶת Exodus 35:33; 2 Chronicles 2:13; construct מַחֲשֶׁבֶת Esther 8:5; 2 Chronicles 26:15; suffix מַחֲשַׁבְתּוֺ Esther 8:3; Esther 9:25; plural מַחֲשָׁבוֺת Jeremiah 11:19 + 7 times; מַחֲשְׁבֹת Exodus 31:4 + 3 times; construct מַחְשְׁבוֺת Isaiah 59:7 + 13 times; מַחְשְׁבֹת Genesis 6:5; suffix מַחְשְׁבוֺתַי Isaiah 55:8 etc. + 19 times suffixes; —
1. thought:
a. of man אדם מ׳ Psalm 94:11; לֵב מ׳ Psalm 33:11 thoughts of the mind; (לבׅ (כל) יצר מ׳ Genesis 6:5 (J), 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 29:18.
b. of God יהוה מ׳ Micah 4:12; with אֶלֿ Psalm 40:6; עַלֿ Jeremiah 51:29; the thoughts of God are exceeding deep Psalm 92:6; higher than man's thoughts Isaiah 55:8 (twice in verse); Isaiah 55:9 (twice in verse).
2. device, plan, purpose Isaiah 55:7; Isaiah 59:7; Isaiah 65:2; Isaiah 66:18; Jeremiah 6:19; Jeremiah 18:12; Psalm 56:6; Proverbs 19:21; Job 21:27; Lamentations 3:60, 61; Esther 8:5; חָרוּץ מ׳ Proverbs 21:5; עֲרוּמִים מ׳ Job 5:12; צדיקים מ׳ Proverbs 12:5; עמים מ׳ Psalm 33:10; אֹון מ׳ Isaiah 59:7; Jeremiah 4:14; Proverbs 6:18; רע מ׳ Proverbs 15:26; שָׁלוֺם מ׳ Jeremiah 21:11; חשׁב מ׳ devise devices 2 Samuel 14:14; Jeremiah 11:19; Jeremiah 18:11, 18; Jeremiah 29:11; Jeremiah 49:20, 30; Jeremiah 50:45; Ezekiel 38:10; Daniel 11:24, 25; Esther 8:3; Esther 9:25; מ׳ as subject of נָכוֺן be established Proverbs 16:3; Proverbs 20:18; הפר מ׳ break plans Proverbs 15:22.
3. invention Exodus 31:4; Exodus 35:32, 33, 35 (all P), 2 Chron 2:13; 2 Chronicles 26:15 (see חָשַׁב I 5).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:5; 6:5

Exodus

31:4; 31:4; 35:32; 35:33; 35:33; 35:35

2 Samuel

14:14

1 Chronicles

28:9; 29:18

2 Chronicles

2:13; 2:13; 26:15; 26:15

Esther

8:3; 8:3; 8:5; 8:5; 9:25; 9:25

Job

5:12; 21:27

Psalms

33:10; 33:11; 40:6; 56:6; 92:6; 94:11

Proverbs

6:18; 12:5; 15:22; 15:26; 16:3; 19:21; 20:18; 21:5

Isaiah

55:7; 55:8; 55:8; 55:9; 59:7; 59:7; 59:7; 65:2; 66:18

Jeremiah

4:14; 6:19; 11:19; 11:19; 18:11; 18:11; 18:12; 18:18; 21:11; 29:11; 49:20; 49:30; 49:30; 50:45; 51:29

Lamentations

3:60; 3:61

Ezekiel

38:10; 38:10

Daniel

11:24; 11:25

Micah

4:12

H4284

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4284 matches the Hebrew מַחֲשָׁבָה (maḥăšāḇâ),
which occurs 56 times in 52 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 6:5–Dan 11:24)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:5 - And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of Man was great on the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:4 - to devise artistic work -- to work in gold, and in silver, and in copper,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:32 - and to devise artistic things: to work in gold, and in silver, and in copper,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:33 - and in cutting of stones, for setting, and in carving of wood, to execute all artistic work;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35 - he has filled them with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work of the engraver, and of the artificer, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in byssus, and of the weaver, even of them that do every kind of work, and of those that devise artistic work

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:14 - For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; and God has not taken away his life, but devises means that the banished one be not expelled from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:9 - And thou, Solomon my son, know the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searches all hearts, and discerns all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cut thee off for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:18 - Jehovah, God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and direct their hearts to thee!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14 - the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and whose father was a man of Tyre, experienced in working in gold, and in silver, in bronze, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in byssus, and in crimson, and for doing any manner of engraving, and for inventing every device which shall be put to him, besides thy skilful men, and the skilful men of my lord David thy father.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15 - And he made in Jerusalem machines invented by skilful men, to be upon the towers and upon the bulwarks, wherewith to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he became strong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:3 - And Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device which he had devised against the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:5 - and said, If it please the king and if I have found grace before him, and the thing seem right to the king, and I be pleasing in his sight, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king's provinces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:25 - and when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head; and they hanged him and his sons on the gallows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:12 - He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:27 - Lo, I know your thoughts, and the devices ye wrongfully imagine against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:10 - Jehovah frustrateth the counsel of the nations; he maketh the thoughts of the peoples of none effect.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:11 - The counsel of Jehovah standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:5 - Thou, O Jehovah my God, hast multiplied thy marvellous works, and thy thoughts toward us: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee; would I declare and speak them, they are more than can be numbered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:5 - All the day long they wrest my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:5 - Jehovah, how great are thy works! Thy thoughts are very deep:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:11 - Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:18 - a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:5 - The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:22 - Without counsel purposes are disappointed; but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:26 - The thoughts of the evil man are an abomination to Jehovah; but pure words are pleasant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:3 - Commit thy works unto Jehovah, and thy thoughts shall be established.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:21 - Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:18 - Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:5 - The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty, only to want.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:7 - Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:8 - For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:9 - For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:7 - Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:2 - I have stretched out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, who walk in a way not good, after their own thoughts;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:18 - And I, -- their works and their thoughts are before me. ... The time cometh for the gathering of all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:14 - Wash thy heart, Jerusalem, from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:19 - Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, the fruit of their thoughts; for they have not hearkened unto my words, and as to my law, they have rejected it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:19 - And I was like a tame lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I knew not that they devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:11 - And now, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I prepare evil against you, and devise a device against you: turn ye then every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:12 - But they say, There is no hope; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will each one do according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:18 - And they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor word from the prophet. Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:11 - For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you in your latter end a hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:20 - Therefore hear the counsel of Jehovah, which he hath taken against Edom, and his purposes which he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: The little ones of the flock shall certainly draw them away; he shall certainly make their habitation desolate for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:30 - Flee, wander very far, dwell deep down, ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith Jehovah; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:45 - Therefore hear the counsel of Jehovah, which he hath taken against Babylon, and his purposes which he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: The little ones of the flock shall certainly draw them away; he shall certainly make their habitation desolate for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:29 - And the land trembleth and is in pain; for the purposes of Jehovah against Babylon do stand, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:60

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:60 - Thou hast seen all their vengeance, all their imaginations against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:61

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:61 - Thou hast heard their reproach, O Jehovah, all their imaginations against me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:10 - Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: It shall even come to pass in that day that things shall come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought;

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:24 - In time of peace shall he enter even into the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers: he shall scatter among them prey, and spoil, and substance, and he shall plan his devices against the fortified places, even for a time.

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