1) thought, device 1a) thought 1b) device, plan, purpose 1c) invention
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H4284 — מַחֲשָׁבָה
ma.cha.sha.vah · plot · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 6:5 · מַחְשְׁבֹ֣תAnd GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually.Exodus 31:4 · מַחֲשָׁבֹ֑תTo devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,Exodus 35:32 · מַֽחַשָׁבֹ֑תAnd to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,Exodus 35:33 · מַחֲשָֽׁבֶת׃And in the cutting of stones, to set [them], and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.Exodus 35:35 · מַחֲשָׁבֹֽת׃Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, [even] of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.2 Samuel 14:14 · מַֽחֲשָׁב֔וֹתFor we must needs die, and [are] as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect [any] person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.1 Chronicles 28:9 · מַחֲשָׁב֖וֹתAnd thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.1 Chronicles 29:18 · מַחְשְׁב֖וֹתO LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:2 Chronicles 2:14 · מַחֲשָׁ֑בֶתThe son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father [was] a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.2 Chronicles 26:15 · מַחֲשֶׁ֣בֶתAnd he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.Esther 8:3 · מַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹAnd Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.Esther 8:5 · מַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתAnd said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing [seem] right before the king, and I [be] pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which [are] in all the king’s provinces:Esther 9:25 · מַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹBut when [Esther] came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.Job 5:12 · מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתHe disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform [their] enterprise.Job 21:27 · מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םBehold, I know your thoughts, and the devices [which] ye wrongfully imagine against me.Psalm 33:10 · מַחְשְׁב֥וֹתThe LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.Psalm 33:11 · מַחְשְׁב֥וֹתThe counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.Psalm 40:5 · וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָMany, O LORD my God, [are] thy wonderful works [which] thou hast done, and thy thoughts [which are] to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: [if] I would declare and speak [of them], they are more than can be numbered.Psalm 56:5 · מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣םEvery day they wrest my words: all their thoughts [are] against me for evil.Psalm 92:5 · מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃O LORD, how great are thy works! [and] thy thoughts are very deep.Psalm 94:11 · מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתThe LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity.Proverbs 6:18 · מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתAn heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,Proverbs 12:5 · מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתThe thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.Proverbs 15:22 · מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתWithout counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellers they are established.Proverbs 15:26 · מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתThe thoughts of the wicked [are] an abomination to the LORD: but [the words] of the pure [are] pleasant words.Proverbs 16:3 · מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.Proverbs 19:21 · מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹת[There are] many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.Proverbs 20:18 · מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת[Every] purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.Proverbs 21:5 · מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתThe thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.Isaiah 55:7 · מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑יוLet the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.Isaiah 55:8 · מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙ · מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םFor my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.Isaiah 55:9 · וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖י · מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.Isaiah 59:7 · מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ · מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתTheir feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts [are] thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction [are] in their paths.Isaiah 65:2 · מַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way [that was] not good, after their own thoughts;Isaiah 66:18 · וּמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םFor I [know] their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.Jeremiah 4:14 · מַחְשְׁב֥וֹתO Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?Jeremiah 6:19 · מַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑םHear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, [even] the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.Jeremiah 11:19 · מַחֲשָׁב֗וֹתBut I [was] like a lamb [or] an ox [that] is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, [saying], Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.Jeremiah 18:11 · מַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑הNow therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.Jeremiah 18:12 · מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.Jeremiah 18:18 · מַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.Jeremiah 29:11 · הַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗ת · מַחְשְׁב֤וֹתFor I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.Jeremiah 49:20 · וּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יוTherefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.Jeremiah 49:30 · מַחֲשָׁבָֽה׃Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.Jeremiah 50:45 · וּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יוTherefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make [their] habitation desolate with them.Jeremiah 51:29 · מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתAnd the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.Lamentations 3:60 · מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖םThou hast seen all their vengeance [and] all their imaginations against me.Lamentations 3:61 · מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖םThou hast heard their reproach, O LORD, [and] all their imaginations against me;Daniel 11:24 · מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖יוHe shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do [that] which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: [yea], and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.Daniel 11:25 · מַחֲשָׁבֽוֹת׃And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.Micah 4:12 · מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתBut they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.