מַחֲשָׁבָה

machăshâbâh · Hebrew · Strong's H4284 · 56 occurrences

The KJV renders 19 different Hebrew and Greek words as “thought”

What it means

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

or מַחֲשֶׁבֶת; from H2803 (חָשַׁב);

How the KJV renders it

cunning, curious work, device, imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“thought”

also renders nóēma (G3540), enthýmēsis (G1761), epínoia (G1963), dianóēma (G1270), logismós (G3053), dialogismós (G1261), dâbâr (H1697), harhôr (H2031), zimmâh (H2154), chêqeq (H2711), môwrâsh (H4180), mᵉzimmâh (H4209), çêʻêph (H5588), ʻeshtônâh (H6250), rêaʻ (H7454), raʻyôwn (H7476), sêach (H7808), sarʻaph (H8312)

“purpose”

also renders poiéō (G4160), gnṓmē (G1106), protíthemai (G4388), títhēmi (G5087), bouleúō (G1011), boúlēma (G1013), proairéomai (G4255), próthesis (G4286), dâbâr (H1697), zimmâh (H2154), zâmam (H2161), chêphets (H2656), châshab (H2803), yâʻats (H3289), ʻêtsâh (H6098), tsᵉbûw (H6640), shâthâh (H8356)

“cunning”

also renders daʻath (H1847), châkâm (H2450), cheresh (H2791), yâdaʻ (H3045)

“device”

also renders nóēma (G3540), enthýmēsis (G1761), higgâyôwn (H1902), mᵉzimmâh (H4209)

“imagination”

also renders logismós (G3053), dialogismós (G1261), diánoia (G1271), yêtser (H3336)

“means”

also renders zētéō (G2212), pâs (G3956)

Where it appears

56 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 52 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 28:9 HNcfpa1 Chronicles 29:18 HNcfpc2 Chronicles 2:14 HNcfsa2 Chronicles 26:15 HNcfsc2 Samuel 14:14 HNcfpaDaniel 11:24 HNcfpc/Sp3msDaniel 11:25 HNcfpaEsther 8:3 HNcfsc/Sp3msEsther 8:5 HNcfscEsther 9:25 HNcfsc/Sp3msExodus 31:4 HNcfpaExodus 35:32 HNcfpaExodus 35:33 HNcfsaExodus 35:35 HNcfpaEzekiel 38:10 HNcfscGenesis 6:5 HNcfpcIsaiah 55:7 HNcfpc/Sp3msIsaiah 55:8 HNcfpc/Sp1csIsaiah 55:9 HC/Ncfpc/Sp1csIsaiah 59:7 HNcfpcIsaiah 65:2 HNcfpc/Sp3mpIsaiah 66:18 HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mpJeremiah 4:14 HNcfpcJeremiah 6:19 HNcfpc/Sp3mpJeremiah 11:19 HNcfpaJeremiah 18:11 HNcfsaJeremiah 18:12 HNcfpc/Sp1cpJeremiah 18:18 HNcfpaJeremiah 29:11 HNcfpcJeremiah 49:20 HC/Ncfpc/Sp3msJeremiah 49:30 HNcfsaJeremiah 50:45 HC/Ncfpc/Sp3msJeremiah 51:29 HNcfpcJob 5:12 HNcfpcJob 21:27 HNcfpc/Sp2mpLamentations 3:60 HNcfpc/Sp3mpLamentations 3:61 HNcfpc/Sp3mpMicah 4:12 HNcfpcProverbs 6:18 HNcfpcProverbs 12:5 HNcfpcProverbs 15:22 HNcfpaProverbs 15:26 HNcfpcProverbs 16:3 HNcfpc/Sp2msProverbs 19:21 HNcfpaProverbs 20:18 HNcfpaProverbs 21:5 HNcfpcPsalm 33:10 HNcfpcPsalm 33:11 HNcfpcPsalm 40:5 HC/Ncfpc/Sp2msPsalm 56:5 HNcfpc/Sp3mpPsalm 92:5 HNcfpc/Sp2msPsalm 94:11 HNcfpc

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.