חֹשֵֽׁב
𐤇𐤔𐤁
choshev
a skillful workman
a primitive root; properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute; (make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.
Exodus 39:3 · Word #18
Lexicon H2803
| Lemma | חָשַׁב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤔𐤁 |
| Transliteration | châshab |
| Strong's | H2803 |
| In-context | a skillful workman |
Morphology HVqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2803-12
a devising man
| Root | חשב (ḥ-š-b) |
| Core Meanings | weaving, interlacing, devising, planning, calculating, reckoning, accounting |
| Semantic Range | to weave (literally), to devise, plan, scheme, calculate, reckon, account, esteem, consider, impute, invent |
| Conceptual Significance | The root links craftsmanship (weaving intricate designs) with mental activity (weaving thoughts or plans), highlighting the Hebrew view of thought as skilled, purposeful interlacing. It can denote wise planning or, in negative contexts, scheming and malicious plotting, underscoring the moral weight of human intention in biblical theology. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine singular absolute from חָשַׁב. Functions adjectivally or substantivally to describe one who is actively thinking, planning, or devising. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is Qal active participle masculine singular absolute, denoting a man characterized by the action of the root. Rendering it "a devising man" preserves the active, ongoing sense of one who weaves plans or calculations, while explicitly reflecting the masculine singular morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חשב (weaving, interlacing, devising, planning, calculating, reckoning, accounting)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2809-01 |
becheshebon | in Reckoning-City |
H2805-01 |
becheshev | with the devised-band of |
H2803-01 |
chashav | he wove-contrived |
Word Usage (124 occurrences of H2803)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 15:6 | וַ/יַּחְשְׁבֶ֥/הָ | vayachesheveha | and he credited it |
| Genesis 31:15 | נֶחְשַׁ֥בְנוּ | necheshavenu | reckoned us |
| Genesis 38:15 | וַֽ/יַּחְשְׁבֶ֖/הָ | vayachesheveha | thought her |