מַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh
thought, device
Pronunciation: makh-ash-aw-baw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4284
Meanings
1. thought
a. thoughts of the mind (Psalms 94:11; Psalms 33:11; Genesis 6:5)
2. device, plan, purpose (Isaiah 55:7; Isaiah 59:7; Isaiah 65:2)
3. invention (Exodus 31:4; Exodus 35:32; Exodus 35:33)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 56 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 6:5 The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.
- Exodus 31:4 He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.
- Exodus 35:32 He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.
- Exodus 35:33 He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft.
- Exodus 35:35 The Lord has given them special skills as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth, and weavers. They excel as craftsmen and as designers.
- 2 Samuel 14:14 All of us must die eventually. Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away; instead, he devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him.
See every passage
- Genesis 6:5
- Exodus 31:4, 35:32, 35:33, 35:35
- 2 Samuel 14:14
- 1 Chronicles 28:9, 29:18
- 2 Chronicles 2:14, 26:15
- Esther 8:3, 8:5, 9:25
- Job 5:12, 21:27
- Psalms 33:10, 33:11, 40:5, 56:5, 92:5, 94:11
- Proverbs 6:18, 12:5, 15:22, 15:26, 16:3, 19:21, 20:18, 21:5
- Isaiah 55:7, 55:8, 55:9, 59:7, 65:2, 66:18
- Jeremiah 4:14, 6:19, 11:19, 18:11, 18:12, 18:18, 29:11, 49:20, 49:30, 50:45, 51:29
- Lamentations 3:60, 3:61
- Ezekiel 38:10
- Daniel 11:24, 11:25
- Micah 4:12
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).