Lexical Definition

‎מַחֲשָׁבָה‎ machăshâbâh (makh-ash-aw-baw') plot ^H:N-F
or מַחֲשֶׁבֶת machăshebeth (makh-ash-eh'-beth); from ‎חָשַׁב‎

cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.

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

1) thought, device
1a) thought
1b) device, plan, purpose
1c) invention

See Greek: ἁμαρτία · ἀποστέλλω · βουλή · διαλογισμός · διανόημα · διάνοια · ἐξαποστέλλω · λογισμός · σοφία

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מַחֲשָׁבָה‎ noun feminine thought, device (chiefly in poetry and late) — absolute ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Jer 18:11; Jer 49:30 ‎מַחֲשֶׁ֫בֶת‎ Ezek 38:10 ‎מַחֲשָׁ֑בֶת‎ Exod 35:33; 2Chr 2:13* construct ‎מַחֲשֶׁבֶת‎ Esth 8:5; 2Chr 26:15 suffix ‎מַחֲשַׁבְתּוֺ‎ Esth 8:3; Esth 9:25 plural ‎מַחֲשָׁבוֺת‎ Jer 11:19 + 7 t.; ‎מַחֲשְׁבֹת‎ Exod 31:4 + 3 t.; construct ‎מַחְשְׁבוֺת‎ Isa 59:7 + 13 t.; ‎מַחְשְׁבֹת‎ Gen 6:5 suffix ‎מַחְשְׁבוֺתַי‎ Isa 55:8 etc. + 19 t. suffixes; —

1. thought:
a. of man ‎אדם‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Ps 94:11 ‎לֵב‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Ps 33:11 thoughts of the mind; ‎(לבׅ‎ ‎׳‎‎(כל) יצר מ‎ Gen 6:5 (J), 1Chr 28:9; 1Chr 29:18.
b. of God ‎יהוה‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Mic 4:12 with ‎אֶלֿ‎ Ps 40:6* ‎עַלֿ‎ Jer 51:29 the thoughts of God are exceeding deep Ps 92:6* higher than man's thoughts Isa 55:8 (twice in verse); Isa 55:9 (twice in verse).

2. device, plan, purpose Isa 55:7; Isa 59:7; Isa 65:2; Isa 66:18; Jer 6:19; Jer 18:12; Ps 56:6*; Prov 19:21; Job 21:27; Lam 3:60; Lam 3:61; Esth 8:5 ‎חָרוּץ‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Prov 21:5 ‎עֲרוּמִים‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Job 5:12 ‎צדיקים‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Prov 12:5 ‎עמים‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Ps 33:10 ‎אֹון‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Isa 59:7; Jer 4:14; Prov 6:18 ‎רע‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Prov 15:26 ‎שָׁלוֺם‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Jer 21:11 ‎׳‎‎חשׁב מ‎ devise devices 2Sam 14:14; Jer 11:19; Jer 18:11; Jer 18:18; Jer 29:11; Jer 49:20; Jer 49:30; Jer 50:45; Ezek 38:10; Dan 11:24; Dan 11:25; Esth 8:3; Esth 9:25 ‎׳‎‎מ‎ as subject of ‎נָכוֺן‎ be established Prov 16:3; Prov 20:18 ‎׳‎‎הפר מ‎ break plans Prov 15:22.

3. invention Exod 31:4; Exod 35:32; Exod 35:33; Exod 35:35 (all P), 2Chr 2:13*; 2Chr 26:15 (see ‎חָשַׁב‎ I 5).

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