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.
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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).