מַחֲשָׁבָה

Strong's H4284

machăshâbâh

/makh-ash-aw-baw'/

a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)

Quick Facts

Strong's Number
H4284
Hebrew
מַחֲשָׁבָה
Transliteration
machăshâbâh
Pronunciation
/makh-ash-aw-baw'/
KJV Translations
8 distinct renderings
Language
Biblical Hebrew

Definition & Etymology

Full Definition

a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)

Derivation

or מַחֲשֶׁבֶת; from H2803 (חָשַׁב);H2803 (châshab)

KJV Translation Breakdown

This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:

cunning (work)curious workdevice(-sed)imaginationinventedmeanspurposethought

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