Word Study · Strong's H4284 · Hebrew
מַחֲשָׁבָה
machashabah
makh-ash-aw-baw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: machăshâbâh
“a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
Rendered in the KJV as
cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.
- 56occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 15 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 42inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 56 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 42
- מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת9
- מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת3
- וּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יו2
- מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת2
- מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃2
- מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם2
- הַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗ת1
- וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖י1
- וּמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם1
- וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָ1
- מַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑ה1
- מַחֲשָׁבָֽה׃1
and 30 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 30
- [the] plans of7
- plans7
- [the] thoughts of5
- designs3
- plans their3
- a plan2
- and purposes his2
- design2
- plan his2
- plans of2
- thoughts your2
- [are] thoughts of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 17
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)15
- noun · feminine plural11
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural6
- noun · feminine singular4
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural2
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfpc · 15
- HNcfpa · 11
- HNcfpc/Sp3mp · 6
- HNcfsa · 4
- HNcfsc · 3
- HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms · 2
- HNcfpc/Sp2mp · 2
- HNcfpc/Sp2ms · 2
- HNcfpc/Sp3ms · 2
- HNcfsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HC/Ncfpc/Sp1bs · 1
- HC/Ncfpc/Sp2ms · 1
All 56, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Jeremiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus4 occurrences
- Exodus 31:4מַחֲשָׁבֹ֑תmachashavotnoun · feminine pluralto design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,here: designs
- Exodus 35:32מַֽחַשָׁבֹ֑תmachashavotnoun · feminine pluralto design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,here: designs
- Exodus 35:33מַחֲשָֽׁבֶת׃machashavetnoun · feminine singularto cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every artistic craft.here: design
- Exodus 35:35מַחֲשָׁבֹֽת׃machashavotnoun · feminine pluralHe has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.here: designs
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 28:9מַחֲשָׁב֖וֹתmachashavotnoun · feminine pluralAs for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.here: thoughts
- 1 Chronicles 29:18מַחְשְׁב֖וֹתmachshevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.here: [the] thoughts of
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 2:14מַחֲשָׁ֑בֶתmachashavetnoun · feminine singularHe is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.here: design
- 2 Chronicles 26:15מַחֲשֶׁ֣בֶתmachashevetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously so that he became powerful.here: invention of
Esther3 occurrences
- Esther 8:3מַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹmachashavtonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.here: plan his
- Esther 8:5מַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתmachashevetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.here: [the] plan of
- Esther 9:25מַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹmachashavtonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBut when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.here: plan his
Job2 occurrences
- Job 5:12מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmachshevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.here: [the] plans of
- Job 21:27מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םmachshevoteikhemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralBehold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.here: thoughts your
Psalms6 occurrences
- Psalms 33:10מַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmachshevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.here: [the] plans of
- Psalms 33:11מַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmachshevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.here: [the] plans of
- Psalms 40:5וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָumachshevoteikhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularMany, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.here: and plans your
- Psalms 56:5מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣םmachshevotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralAll day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.here: plans their
- Psalms 92:5מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃machshevoteikhanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularHow great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts!here: thoughts your
- Psalms 94:11מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmachshevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.here: [the] thoughts of
Proverbs8 occurrences
- Proverbs 6:18מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmachshevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,here: plans of
- Proverbs 12:5מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmachshevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.here: [the] plans of
- Proverbs 15:22מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתmachashavotnoun · feminine pluralPlans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.here: plans
- Proverbs 15:26מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmachshevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.here: [the] plans of
- Proverbs 16:3מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃machshevoteikhanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularCommit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.here: plans your
- Proverbs 19:21מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹתmachashavotnoun · feminine pluralMany plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.here: plans
- Proverbs 20:18מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתmachashavotnoun · feminine pluralSet plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.here: plans
- Proverbs 21:5מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmachshevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.here: [the] plans of
Isaiah9 occurrences
- Isaiah 55:7מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑יוmachshevotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularLet the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.here: thoughts his
- Isaiah 55:8מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙machshevotainoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.here: thoughts my
- Isaiah 55:8מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmachshevoteikhemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.here: [are] thoughts your
- Isaiah 55:9וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖יumachshevotaiconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.here: and thoughts my
- Isaiah 55:9מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃mimachshevoteikhempreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.here: more than thoughts your
- Isaiah 59:7מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙machshevoteihemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralTheir feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.here: thoughts their
- Isaiah 59:7מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmachshevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.here: [are] thoughts of
- Isaiah 65:2מַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃machshevoteihemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralAll day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,here: own thoughts their
- Isaiah 66:18וּמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םumachshevoteihemconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.here: and thoughts their
Jeremiah12 occurrences
- Jeremiah 4:14מַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmachshevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?here: [the] thoughts of
- Jeremiah 6:19מַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑םmachshevotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralHear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.here: own schemes their
- Jeremiah 11:19מַחֲשָׁב֗וֹתmachashavotnoun · feminine pluralFor I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”here: plans
- Jeremiah 18:11מַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑הmachashavahnoun · feminine singularNow therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’here: a plan
- Jeremiah 18:12מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙machshevoteinunoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluralBut they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”here: own plans our
- Jeremiah 18:18מַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒machashavotnoun · feminine pluralThen some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”here: plans
- Jeremiah 29:11הַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗תhamachashavotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralFor I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.here: the plans
- Jeremiah 29:11מַחְשְׁב֤וֹתmachshevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.here: plans of
- Jeremiah 49:20וּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יוumachshevotavconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularTherefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.here: and purposes his
- Jeremiah 49:30מַחֲשָׁבָֽה׃machashavahnoun · feminine singularRun! Escape quickly! Lie low, O residents of Hazor,” declares the LORD, “for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you; he has devised a strategy against you.here: a purpose
- Jeremiah 50:45וּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יוumachshevotavconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularTherefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.here: and purposes his
- Jeremiah 51:29מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmachshevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand: to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.here: [the] plans of
Lamentations2 occurrences
- Lamentations 3:60מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖םmachshevotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralYou have seen all their malice, all their plots against me.here: plans their
- Lamentations 3:61מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖םmachshevotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralO LORD, You have heard their insults, all their plots against me—here: plans their
Daniel2 occurrences
- Daniel 11:24מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖יוmachshevotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIn a time of peace, he will invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time.here: plans his
- Daniel 11:25מַחֲשָׁבֽוֹת׃machashavotnoun · feminine pluralAnd with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.here: plans