Hebrew word study
מַחֲשָׁבָה H4284
- Transliteration
- machăshâbâh
- Pronunciation
- makh-ash-aw-baw'
- KJV glosses
- cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.
Lexical summary
a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot
or good, advice)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot
or good, advice)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information