מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת
𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕
macheshevot
thoughts
or מַחֲשֶׁבֶת; from חָשַׁב; a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice); cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.
H4284
Proverbs 12:5 · Word #1
Lexicon H4284
| Lemma | מַחֲשָׁבָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤄 |
| Transliteration | machăshâbâh |
| Strong's | H4284 |
| In-context | thoughts |
Morphology HNcfpc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H4284-06
devisings of
| Root | חשב (ḥ-š-b) |
| Core Meanings | to think, reckon, account, devise, plan, calculate |
| Semantic Range | plans, intentions, purposes, schemes (good or evil), calculated designs, inventive works, artistic devices |
| Conceptual Significance | This term often describes the inner counsels of the heart—whether righteous purposes aligned with YHWH or wicked schemes opposed to Him—highlighting the biblical emphasis on the moral weight of human intention and divine evaluation of inner deliberations. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine plural noun in the construct state (HNcfpc) from מַחֲשָׁבָה. The construct form links it syntactically to a following genitive. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from חָשַׁב (to think, reckon, devise) and denotes the products of mental reckoning or planning. Rendering it as "devisings" preserves the active, intentional sense of the root rather than a passive abstraction like "thoughts." The plural form is reflected in the English plural, and the construct state is conveyed by "of," indicating it governs a following noun. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חשב (to think, reckon, account, devise, plan, calculate)
| 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 |
H2803-02 |
chashavah | he devised it (feminine) |
H2803-03 |
chashavenuhu | we reckoned him |
H2803-04 |
chashaveta | you have reckoned |
H2803-05 |
chashavetah | you have contrived |
H2803-06 |
chashavetem | you men devised |
H2803-07 |
chashaveti | I reckoned |
H2811-01 |
chashaveyah | Yah-has-regarded |
H2811-02 |
chashaveyahu | Yah Has Accounted |
H2803-08 |
chashavu | they have woven a plot |
H2803-09 |
chashevu | they wove-contrived |
H2815-01 |
chashuv | Considered-One |
H2809-02 |
cheshebon | Reckoning |
|
cheshev | the devised-woven band of |
H2803-10 |
chishaveti | I have reckoned |
H2803-11 |
chishevah | she skillfully devised |
H2810-01 |
chishevonot | contrivances |
H2803-12 |
choshev | a devising man |
H2803-13 |
choshevey | weavers of |
H2803-14 |
choshevim | the weaving-devising men |
H2803-15 |
hachoshevim | the devising men |
H2803-16 |
lacheshov | to weave a plan (to reckon) |
H2805-02 |
lecheshev | to the woven-design band of |
H4284-01 |
machashavah | a devised-plan |
H4284-02 |
machashavet | a devised-plan |
H4284-03 |
machashaveto | his devised plan |
H4284-04 |
machashavot | thought-plans |
H4284-05 |
machashevet | thought-out design of |
H4284-07 |
macheshevotam | their devised-plans |
|
macheshevotayv | his devisings |
H4284-08 |
macheshevoteyhem | their reckonings |
H4284-09 |
macheshevoteykhem | your reckonings |
H2803-17 |
mechashev | one devising |
H2809-03 |
mecheshebon | from Reckoning (Cheshbon) |
H2803-18 |
necheshav | one being reckoned |
H2803-19 |
necheshavenu | we have been reckoned |
H2803-20 |
necheshaveti | I was reckoned |
H2803-21 |
necheshavu | they were reckoned |
H2803-22 |
necheshevu | they were reckoned |
H2803-23 |
tacheshevu | you all will reckon |
H2803-24 |
tacheshevuni | they reckon me |
H2803-25 |
tacheshov | she will reckon |
H2803-26 |
tacheshovu | you will reckon |
H2803-27 |
techashev | she will be reckoned |
H2803-28 |
techashevun | you men weave-schemes |
H2803-29 |
ulechoshevey | and for the plotters-of |
H4284-10 |
umacheshevotayv | and his reckonings |
H2803-30 |
vaachashevah | and I would reckon |
H2803-31 |
vatechashev | and she was accounted |
H2803-32 |
vatechashevehu | and you reckoned him |
H2803-33 |
vayachesheveha | and he reckoned her |
H2803-34 |
vayachesheveni | and he reckoned me |
H2803-35 |
vechashav | and he reckoned |
H2803-36 |
vechashaveta | and you reckoned |
H2815-02 |
vechashuv | and Esteemed-One |
H2808-01 |
vecheshebon | and Reckoning |
H2805-03 |
vecheshev | and the skillfully-devised band of |
H2803-37 |
vechishav | and he reckoned |
H2803-38 |
vechoshev | and one devising |
H2803-39 |
vechoshevey | and contrivers of |
H2803-40 |
velacheshov | and to reckon-contrive |
H2803-41 |
venacheshevah | and let us contrive |
H2803-42 |
venecheshav | and he was reckoned |
H2803-43 |
vetachesheveni | and you will reckon me |
H2803-44 |
yachashav | he will be reckoned |
H2803-45 |
yachashovun | they will contrive |
H2803-46 |
yachesheveni | he reckons me |
H2803-47 |
yacheshevu | they will weave plans |
H2803-48 |
yacheshov | he will reckon |
H2803-49 |
yacheshovu | they will reckon |
H2803-50 |
yechashev | he will be reckoned |
H2803-51 |
yechashevu | they will intricately devise |
H2803-52 |
yitechashav | he will reckon himself |
Word Usage (56 occurrences of H4284)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 6:5 | מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ת | macheshevot | of the thoughts |
| Exodus 31:4 | מַחֲשָׁבֹ֑ת | machashavot | artistic designs |
| Exodus 35:32 | מַֽחַשָׁבֹ֑ת | machashavot | thoughts |