מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹת — Proverbs 19:21 Hebrew Word Study

מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹת

𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕

machashavot

plans

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 19:21 · Word #2

Lexicon `H4284`

Lemma	מַחֲשָׁבָה
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤄
Transliteration	machăshâbâh
Strong's	H4284
In-context	plans

Morphology `HNcfpa` 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	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 `H4284-03`

thought-plans

Root	חשב (ḥ-š-b)
Core Meanings	to think, reckon, account, devise, plan, calculate
Semantic Range	thoughts, plans, intentions, designs, schemes (good or evil), calculations, purposes, artistic designs or crafted works
Conceptual Significance	This term often expresses the inner workings of the heart—human intentions and divine purposes alike. It highlights the biblical emphasis on YHWH’s knowledge of human thought and His sovereign “plans,” contrasting human devising with divine counsel.
Morphological Notes	Noun, common feminine plural absolute (HNcfpa) from מַחֲשָׁבָה; derived from the Qal root חשב. No pronominal suffix; plural ending -וֹת marks feminine plural.
Rendering Rationale	The noun מַחֲשָׁבוֹת is the feminine plural absolute form of מַחֲשָׁבָה, derived from חשב (“to think, reckon, devise”). “Thought-plans” preserves the root idea of mental reckoning and intentional devising while clearly reflecting the feminine plural form shown in the morphology.

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
`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
	machashavah	a devised-plan
`H4284-01`	machashavet	a devised-plan
`H4284-02`	machashaveto	his devised plan
`H4284-04`	machashevet	thought-out design of
`H4284-05`	macheshevot	devisings of
`H4284-06`	macheshevotam	their devised-plans
`H4284-07`	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
	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
Exodus 35:33	מַחֲשָֽׁבֶת	machashavet	of thought
Exodus 35:35	מַחֲשָׁבֹֽת	machashavot	of designs
2 Samuel 14:14	מַֽחֲשָׁב֔וֹת	machashavot	plans
Isaiah 55:7	מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑י/ו	macheshevotayv	his thoughts
Isaiah 55:8	מַחְשְׁבוֹתַ/י֙	macheshevotay	my thoughts
Isaiah 55:8	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵי/כֶ֔ם	macheshevoteykhem	your thoughts
Isaiah 55:9	וּ/מַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖/י	umacheshevotay	and My thoughts
Isaiah 55:9	מִ/מַּחְשְׁבֹתֵי/כֶֽם	mimacheshevoteykhem	than your thoughts
Isaiah 59:7	מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵי/הֶם֙	macheshevoteyhem	their thoughts
Isaiah 59:7	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	macheshevot	thoughts
Isaiah 65:2	מַחְשְׁבֹתֵי/הֶֽם	macheshevoteyhem	their own thoughts
Isaiah 66:18	וּ/מַחְשְׁבֹ֣תֵי/הֶ֔ם	umacheshevoteyhem	and their thoughts
Jeremiah 4:14	מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת	macheshevot	thoughts
Jeremiah 6:19	מַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑/ם	macheshevotam	of their thoughts
Jeremiah 11:19	מַחֲשָׁב֗וֹת	machashavot	plans
Jeremiah 18:11	מַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑ה	machashavah	a-plan
Jeremiah 18:12	מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֨י/נוּ֙	macheshevoteynu	our plans
Jeremiah 18:18	מַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒	machashavot	plans
Jeremiah 29:11	הַ/מַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗ת	hamachashavot	plans
Jeremiah 29:11	מַחְשְׁב֤וֹת	macheshevot	plans
Jeremiah 49:20	וּ/מַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔י/ו	umacheshevotayv	and His purposes
Jeremiah 49:30	מַחֲשָׁבָֽה	machashavah	a purpose
Jeremiah 50:45	וּ/מַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔י/ו	umacheshevotayv	and His purposes
Jeremiah 51:29	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	macheshevot	purposes
Ezekiel 38:10	מַחֲשֶׁ֥בֶת	machashevet	plan
Micah 4:12	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	macheshevot	the thoughts
Psalms 33:10	מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת	macheshevot	plans-of
Psalms 33:11	מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת	macheshevot	thoughts
Psalms 40:6	וּ/מַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗י/ךָ	umacheshevoteykha	and-thoughts-your
Psalms 56:6	מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣/ם	macheshevotam	their thoughts
Psalms 92:6	מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽי/ךָ	macheshevoteykha	are Your thoughts
Psalms 94:11	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	macheshevot	thoughts
Proverbs 6:18	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	macheshevot	wicked plans
Proverbs 12:5	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	macheshevot	thoughts
Proverbs 15:22	מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת	machashavot	plans
Proverbs 15:26	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	macheshevot	thoughts
Proverbs 16:3	מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽי/ךָ	macheshevoteykha	your plans
Proverbs 19:21	מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹת	machashavot	plans
Proverbs 20:18	מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת	machashavot	plans
Proverbs 21:5	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	macheshevot	thoughts
Job 5:12	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	macheshevot	plans
Job 21:27	מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵי/כֶ֑ם	macheshevoteykhem	your thoughts
Lamentations 3:60	מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖/ם	macheshevotam	their thoughts
Lamentations 3:61	מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖/ם	macheshevotam	their schemes
Esther 8:3	מַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔/וֹ	machashaveto	plot
Esther 8:5	מַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶת	machashevet	devised
Esther 9:25	מַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧/וֹ	machashaveto	his scheme
Daniel 11:24	מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖י/ו	macheshevotayv	his plans
Daniel 11:25	מַחֲשָׁבֽוֹת	machashavot	devices
1 Chronicles 28:9	מַחֲשָׁב֖וֹת	machashavot	of thoughts
1 Chronicles 29:18	מַחְשְׁב֖וֹת	macheshevot	of the thoughts
2 Chronicles 2:13	מַחֲשָׁ֑בֶת	machashavet	design
2 Chronicles 26:15	מַחֲשֶׁ֣בֶת	machashevet	invented

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Lexicon H4284

Morphology HNcfpa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H4284-03

Words from Root חשב (to think, reckon, account, devise, plan, calculate)

Word Usage (56 occurrences of H4284)

Lexicon `H4284`

Morphology `HNcfpa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H4284-03`