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hebrew #4284 - מַחֲשָׁבָה machashabah or machashebeth (thought)


Original Word:מַחֲשָׁבָה
Transliteration: machashabah or machashebeth
Definition:thought, device
Part of Speech:Noun Feminine
Phonetic Spelling:(makh-ash-aw-baw')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cunning work, curious work, imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought

Or machashebeth {makh-ash-eh'-beth}; from chashab; 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.

see HEBREW chashab


Englishman's Concordance

1) thought, device
1a) thought
1b) device, plan, purpose
1c) invention
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H2803
Same Word by TWOT Number: 767d

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מַחֲשָׁבָהnoun femininethought, device (chiefly in poetry and late) — absolute ׳מJeremiah 18:11; Jeremiah 49:30; מַחֲשֶׁ֫בֶתEzekiel 38:10; מַחֲשָׁ֑בֶתExodus 35:33; 2Chron 2:13; construct מַחֲשֶׁבֶתEsther 8:5; 2Chronicles 26:15; suffix מַחֲשַׁבְתּוֺEsther 8:3; Esther 9:25; plural מַחֲשָׁבוֺתJeremiah 11:19 7t.; מַחֲשְׁבֹתExodus 31:4 3t.; construct מַחְשְׁבוֺתIsaiah 59:7 13t.; מַחְשְׁבֹתGenesis 6:5; suffix מַחְשְׁבוֺתַיIsaiah 55:8 etc. + 19 t. suffixes; —

1thought:

a.of manאדם׳מPsalm 94:11; לֵב׳מPsalm 33:11thoughts of the mind; (לבׅ׳(כל) יצר מGenesis 6:5 (J), 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 29:18.

b.of Godיהוה׳מMicah 4:12; with אֶלֿPsalm 40:6; עַלֿJeremiah 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).

2device, plan, purposeIsaiah 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׳מProverbs 21:5; עֲרוּמִים׳מJob 5:12; צדיקים׳מProverbs 12:5; עמים׳מPsalm 33:10; אֹון׳מIsaiah 59:7; Jeremiah 4:14; Proverbs 6:18; רע׳מProverbs 15:26; שָׁלוֺם׳מJeremiah 21:11; ׳חשׁב מdevise devices2 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 נָכוֺןbe establishedProverbs 16:3; Proverbs 20:18; ׳הפר מbreak plansProverbs 15:22.

3inventionExodus 31:4; Exodus 35:32,33,35 (all P), 2 Chron 2:13; 2 Chronicles 26:15 (see חָשַׁבI 5).


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 4284. מַחֲשָׁבָה (machashabah or machashebeth) — 56 Occurrences

Genesis 6:5
HEB:וְכָל־ יֵ֙צֶר֙ מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ת לִבּ֔וֹ רַ֥ק
NAS: intent of the thoughts of his heart
KJV: and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart
INT: every intent of the thoughts of his heart only

Exodus 31:4
HEB: לַחְשֹׁ֖ב מַחֲשָׁבֹ֑ת לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת בַּזָּהָ֥ב
NAS: to make artistic designs for work
KJV: To devise cunning works, to work
INT: to make designs work gold

Exodus 35:32
HEB: וְלַחְשֹׁ֖ב מַֽחַשָׁבֹ֑ת לַעֲשֹׂ֛ת בַּזָּהָ֥ב
NAS: to make designs for working in gold
KJV: And to devise curious works, to work
INT: to make designs working gold

Exodus 35:33
HEB:בְּכָל־ מְלֶ֥אכֶת מַחֲשָֽׁבֶת׃
NAS: in every inventive work.
KJV: to make any manner of cunning work.
INT: every work inventive

Exodus 35:35
HEB:מְלָאכָ֔ה וְחֹשְׁבֵ֖י מַחֲשָׁבֹֽת׃
NAS: work and makers of designs.
KJV: and of those that devise cunning work.
INT: work and makers of designs

2 Samuel 14:14
HEB:נֶ֔פֶשׁ וְחָשַׁב֙ מַֽחֲשָׁב֔וֹת לְבִלְתִּ֛י יִדַּ֥ח
NAS: but plans ways so that the banished
KJV: yet doth he devise means, that his banished
INT: life plans ways that the banished

1 Chronicles 28:9
HEB:וְכָל־ יֵ֥צֶר מַחֲשָׁב֖וֹת מֵבִ֑ין אִֽם־
NAS: intent of the thoughts. If
KJV: all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek
INT: every intent of the thoughts and understands If

1 Chronicles 29:18
HEB:לְעוֹלָ֔ם לְיֵ֥צֶר מַחְשְׁב֖וֹת לְבַ֣ב עַמֶּ֑ךָ
KJV: in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart
INT: forever the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of your people

2 Chronicles 2:14
HEB:וְלַחְשֹׁ֖ב כָּל־ מַחֲשָׁ֑בֶת אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִנָּֽתֶן־
NAS: any design which
KJV: and to find out every device which shall be put
INT: execute any design which may be assigned

2 Chronicles 26:15
HEB:בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם חִשְּׁבֹנ֜וֹת מַחֲשֶׁ֣בֶת חוֹשֵׁ֗ב לִהְי֤וֹת
NAS: engines [of war] invented by skillful
KJV: engines, invented by cunning men,
INT: Jerusalem engines invented skillful become

Esther 8:3
HEB:הָֽאֲגָגִ֔י וְאֵת֙ מַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָשַׁ֖ב
NAS: the Agagite and his plot which
KJV: the Agagite, and his device that he had devised
INT: Haman the Agagite and his plot which had devised

Esther 8:5
HEB:אֶת־ הַסְּפָרִ֗ים מַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶת הָמָ֤ן בֶּֽן־
NAS: the letters devised by Haman,
KJV: the letters devised by Haman
INT: to revoke the letters devised Haman the son

Esther 9:25
HEB:הַסֵּ֔פֶר יָשׁ֞וּב מַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹ הָרָעָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: that his wicked scheme which
KJV: that his wicked device, which he devised
INT: letter return scheme his wicked which

Job 5:12
HEB: מֵ֭פֵר מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת עֲרוּמִ֑ים וְֽלֹא־
NAS: He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd,
KJV: He disappointeth the devices of the crafty,
INT: frustrates the plotting of the shrewd cannot

Job 21:27
HEB:הֵ֣ן יָ֭דַעְתִּי מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם וּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹת עָלַ֥י
NAS: I know your thoughts, And the plans
KJV: Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices
INT: Behold know your thoughts and the plans and

Psalm 33:10
HEB:גּוֹיִ֑ם הֵ֝נִ֗יא מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת עַמִּֽים׃
NAS: He frustrates the plans of the peoples.
KJV: he maketh the devices of the people
INT: of the nations frustrates the plans of the peoples

Psalm 33:11
HEB:לְעוֹלָ֣ם תַּעֲמֹ֑ד מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת לִ֝בּ֗וֹ לְדֹ֣ר
NAS: forever, The plans of His heart
KJV: for ever, the thoughts of his heart
INT: forever stands the plans of his heart generation

Psalm 40:5
HEB:אֱלֹהַי֮ נִֽפְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָ וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָ אֵ֫לֵ֥ינוּ אֵ֤ין ׀
NAS: which You have done, And Your thoughts toward
KJV: works [which] thou hast done, and thy thoughts [which are] to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order
INT: my God are the wonders and your thoughts toward There

Psalm 56:5
HEB:עָלַ֖י כָּל־ מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣ם לָרָֽע׃
NAS: All their thoughts are against
KJV: my words: all their thoughts [are] against me for evil.
INT: are against All their thoughts evil

Psalm 92:5
HEB:מְ֝אֹ֗ד עָמְק֥וּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: O LORD! Your thoughts are very
KJV: are thy works! [and] thy thoughts are very
INT: are very deep your thoughts

Psalm 94:11
HEB:יְֽהוָ֗ה יֹ֭דֵעַ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָדָ֑ם כִּי־
NAS: knows the thoughts of man,
KJV: knoweth the thoughts of man,
INT: the LORD knows the thoughts of man for

Proverbs 6:18
HEB:לֵ֗ב חֹ֭רֵשׁ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָ֑וֶן רַגְלַ֥יִם
NAS: wicked plans, Feet
KJV: wicked imaginations, feet
INT: A heart devises plans wicked Feet

Proverbs 12:5
HEB: מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת צַדִּיקִ֣ים מִשְׁפָּ֑ט
NAS:The thoughts of the righteous
KJV:The thoughts of the righteous
INT:the thoughts of the righteous are just

Proverbs 15:22
HEB: הָפֵ֣ר מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת בְּאֵ֣ין ס֑וֹד
NAS: consultation, plans are frustrated,
KJV: Without counsel purposes are disappointed:
INT: are frustrated plans Without consultation

Proverbs 15:26
HEB:תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת רָ֑ע וּ֝טְהֹרִ֗ים
NAS: Evil plans are an abomination
KJV:The thoughts of the wicked
INT: are an abomination to the LORD plans Evil are pure

Proverbs 16:3
HEB:מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וְ֝יִכֹּ֗נוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: to the LORD And your plans will be established.
KJV: unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
INT: your works will be established and your plans

Proverbs 19:21
HEB: רַבּ֣וֹת מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹת בְּלֶב־ אִ֑ישׁ
NAS: Many plans are in a man's heart,
KJV: [There are] many devices in a man's
INT: Many plans heart A man's

Proverbs 20:18
HEB: מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת בְּעֵצָ֣ה תִכּ֑וֹן
NAS: Prepare plans by consultation,
KJV:[Every] purpose is established
INT:plans consultation Prepare

Proverbs 21:5
HEB: מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת חָ֭רוּץ אַךְ־
NAS:The plans of the diligent
KJV:The thoughts of the diligent
INT:the plans of the diligent surely

Isaiah 55:7
HEB:וְאִ֥ישׁ אָ֖וֶן מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑יו וְיָשֹׁ֤ב אֶל־
NAS: man his thoughts; And let him return
KJV: man his thoughts: and let him return
INT: man and the unrighteous his thoughts return about

Isaiah 55:8
HEB:כִּ֣י לֹ֤א מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א
NAS:For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
KJV:For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts,
INT: for Nor my thoughts your thoughts Nor

Isaiah 55:8
HEB:לֹ֤א מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א דַרְכֵיכֶ֖ם
NAS: For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor
KJV: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways
INT: Nor my thoughts your thoughts Nor are your ways

Isaiah 55:9
HEB:דְרָכַי֙ מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔ם וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖י מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
NAS: your ways And My thoughts than
KJV: than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
INT: are my ways your ways and my thoughts your thoughts

Isaiah 55:9
HEB:מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔ם וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖י מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
NAS: And My thoughts than your thoughts.
KJV: and my thoughts than your thoughts.
INT: your ways and my thoughts your thoughts

Isaiah 59:7
HEB:דָּ֣ם נָקִ֑י מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָ֔וֶן
NAS: blood; Their thoughts are thoughts
KJV: blood: their thoughts [are] thoughts
INT: blood innocent their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity

Isaiah 59:7
HEB:נָקִ֑י מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָ֔וֶן שֹׁ֥ד
NAS: Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity,
KJV: their thoughts [are] thoughts of iniquity;
INT: innocent their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity Devastation

Isaiah 65:2
HEB:ט֔וֹב אַחַ֖ר מַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃
NAS: following their own thoughts,
KJV: after their own thoughts;
INT: good following thoughts

Isaiah 66:18
HEB:וְאָנֹכִ֗י מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ וּמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם בָּאָ֕ה לְקַבֵּ֥ץ
NAS: For I know their works and their thoughts; the time is coming
KJV: For I [know] their works and their thoughts: it shall come,
INT: I their works and their thoughts is coming to gather

Jeremiah 4:14
HEB:תָּלִ֥ין בְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְ מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת אוֹנֵֽךְ׃
NAS: will your wicked thoughts Lodge
KJV: How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge
INT: Lodge within thoughts will your wicked

Jeremiah 6:19
HEB:הַזֶּ֖ה פְּרִ֣י מַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑ם כִּ֤י עַל־
NAS: The fruit of their plans, Because
KJV: [even] the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened
INT: this the fruit of their plans for unto

Jeremiah 11:19
HEB:עָלַ֣י ׀ חָשְׁב֣וּ מַחֲשָׁב֗וֹת נַשְׁחִ֨יתָה עֵ֤ץ
NAS: that they had devised plots against
KJV: not that they had devised devices against me, [saying], Let us destroy
INT: against had devised plots destroy the tree

Jeremiah 18:11
HEB:וְחֹשֵׁ֥ב עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם מַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑ה שׁ֣וּבוּ נָ֗א
NAS: you and devising a plan against
KJV: against you, and devise a device against you: return
INT: and devising against A plan turn Oh

Jeremiah 18:12
HEB:כִּֽי־ אַחֲרֵ֤י מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ נֵלֵ֔ךְ וְאִ֛ישׁ
NAS: to follow our own plans, and each
KJV: after our own devices, and we will every one
INT: for after plans are going and each

Jeremiah 18:18
HEB:עַֽל־ יִרְמְיָהוּ֮ מַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒ כִּי֩ לֹא־
NAS: and let us devise plans against
KJV: and let us devise devices against Jeremiah;
INT: against Jeremiah plans Surely nor

Jeremiah 29:11
HEB:יָדַ֜עְתִּי אֶת־ הַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י
NAS: For I know the plans that I have
KJV: For I know the thoughts that I think
INT: I know the plans that I

Jeremiah 29:11
HEB:נְאֻם־ יְהוָ֑ה מַחְשְׁב֤וֹת שָׁלוֹם֙ וְלֹ֣א
NAS: the LORD, 'plans for welfare
KJV: the LORD, thoughts of peace,
INT: declares the LORD plans welfare and not

Jeremiah 49:20
HEB:אֶל־ אֱד֔וֹם וּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָשַׁ֖ב
NAS: Edom, and His purposes which
KJV: against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed
INT: against Edom and his purposes which has purposed

Jeremiah 49:30
HEB:(עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם ק) מַחֲשָׁבָֽה׃
NAS: you And devised a scheme against
KJV: against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.
INT: and devised against A scheme

Jeremiah 50:45
HEB:אֶל־ בָּבֶ֔ל וּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָשַׁ֖ב
NAS: Babylon, and His purposes which
KJV: against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed
INT: against Babylon and his purposes which has purposed

Jeremiah 51:29
HEB:עַל־ בָּבֶל֙ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת יְהוָ֔ה לָשׂ֞וּם
NAS: and writhes, For the purposes of the LORD
KJV: and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD
INT: against Babylon the purposes of the LORD to make

Lamentations 3:60
HEB:נִקְמָתָ֔ם כָּל־ מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם לִֽי׃ ס
NAS: All their schemes against me.
KJV: all their vengeance [and] all their imaginations against me.
INT: their vengeance All their schemes

Lamentations 3:61
HEB:יְהוָ֔ה כָּל־ מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם עָלָֽי׃
NAS: O LORD, All their schemes against me.
KJV: O LORD, [and] all their imaginations against me;
INT: LORD All their schemes against

Ezekiel 38:10
HEB:לְבָבֶ֔ךָ וְחָשַׁבְתָּ֖ מַחֲשֶׁ֥בֶת רָעָֽה׃
NAS: and you will devise an evil plan,
KJV: and thou shalt think an evil thought:
INT: your mind will devise plan an evil

Daniel 11:24
HEB:מִבְצָרִ֛ים יְחַשֵּׁ֥ב מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖יו וְעַד־ עֵֽת׃
NAS: among them, and he will devise his schemes against
KJV: [yea], and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds,
INT: strongholds will devise his schemes but for A time

Daniel 11:25
HEB:יַחְשְׁב֥וּ עָלָ֖יו מַחֲשָׁבֽוֹת׃
NAS: but he will not stand, for schemes will be devised
KJV: for they shall forecast devices against him.
INT: will be devised against schemes

Micah 4:12
HEB:לֹ֤א יָֽדְעוּ֙ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א
NAS: But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD,
KJV: But they know not the thoughts of the LORD,
INT: not know the thoughts of the LORD not

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