חָֽשְׁב֥וּ
𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅
chashevu
they devised
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.
Psalms 21:12 · Word #5
Lexicon H2803
| Lemma | חָשַׁב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤔𐤁 |
| Transliteration | châshab |
| Strong's | H2803 |
| In-context | they devised |
Morphology HVqp3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H2803-09
they wove-contrived
| Root | חשב (ḥ-š-b) |
| Core Meanings | weaving, interweaving, devising, planning, reckoning, accounting, considering |
| Semantic Range | to weave fabric; to devise plans (often harmful); to reckon or account; to consider or regard; to impute or credit; to calculate or compute |
| Conceptual Significance | חָשַׁב links craftsmanship with cognition, portraying thought as an act of weaving. In Scripture it can describe skillful artistry, careful reckoning, or malicious plotting, highlighting the moral weight of human intention and the creative power of the mind. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person common plural. The form חָשְׁבוּ indicates a completed action performed by a plural subject ("they"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal perfect 3rd common plural form denotes a completed action by “they.” Rendering it as “they wove-contrived” preserves the concrete root sense of weaving/interlacing threads while extending naturally to its figurative meaning of devising or plotting, reflecting both the literal and mental dimensions of חָשַׁב. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חשב (weaving, interweaving, devising, planning, reckoning, accounting, considering)
| 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 |