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Hebrew word study

מַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh — a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (…

Pronounced “makh-ash-aw-baw'”

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

Translated in the King James as: cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.

Appears 56 times in Scripture

Origin: or מַחֲשֶׁבֶת; from H2803 (חָשַׁב);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 1×

Exodus — 4×

Exodus 31:4 Exodus 35:32 Exodus 35:33 Exodus 35:35

2 Samuel — 1×

1 Chronicles — 2×

1 Chr 28:9 1 Chr 29:18

2 Chronicles — 2×

2 Chr 2:14 2 Chr 26:15

Esther — 3×

Esther 8:3 Esther 8:5 Esther 9:25

Job — 2×

Job 5:12 Job 21:27

Psalms — 6×

Psalms 33:10 Psalms 33:11 Psalms 40:5 Psalms 56:5 Psalms 92:5 Psalms 94:11

Proverbs — 8×

Proverbs 6:18 Proverbs 12:5 Proverbs 15:22 Proverbs 15:26 Proverbs 16:3 Proverbs 19:21 Proverbs 20:18 Proverbs 21:5

Isaiah — 9×

Isaiah 55:7 Isaiah 55:8 Isaiah 55:9 Isaiah 59:7 Isaiah 65:2 Isaiah 66:18+ 3 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 12×

Jeremiah 4:14 Jeremiah 6:19 Jeremiah 11:19 Jeremiah 18:11 Jeremiah 18:12 Jeremiah 18:18 Jeremiah 29:11 Jeremiah 49:20 Jeremiah 49:30 Jeremiah 50:45 Jeremiah 51:29+ 1 more in Jeremiah

Lamentations — 2×

Lam 3:60 Lam 3:61

Ezekiel — 1×

Daniel — 2×

Daniel 11:24 Daniel 11:25

Micah — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.