Machăshâbâh (H4284) — Meaning of the Hebrew word Machăshâbâh in English — Strong's Lexicon

Occurrences

Machăshâbâh occurs 56 times in 52 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (4), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (2), Esther (3), Job (2), Psalms (6), Proverbs (8), Isaiah (6), Jeremiah (11), Lamentations (2), Ezekiel (1), Daniel (2), Micah (1)

Genesis 6:5 — And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts (מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ת) of his heart was only evil continually.
Exodus 31:4 — To devise cunning works (מַחֲשָׁבֹ֑ת), to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
Exodus 35:32 — And to devise curious works (מַֽחַשָׁבֹ֑ת), to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
Exodus 35:33 — And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning (מַחֲשָֽׁבֶת) work.
Exodus 35:35 — Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work (מַחֲשָׁבֹֽת).
2 Samuel 14:14 — For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means (מַֽחֲשָׁב֔וֹת), that his banished be not expelled from him.
1 Chronicles 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts (מַחֲשָׁב֖וֹת): if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
1 Chronicles 29:18 — O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts (מַחְשְׁב֖וֹת) of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
2 Chronicles 2:14 — The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device (מַחֲשָׁ֑בֶת) which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
2 Chronicles 26:15 — And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented (מַחֲשֶׁ֣בֶת) by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
Esther 8:3 — And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device (מַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹ) that he had devised against the Jews.
Esther 8:5 — And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised (מַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶת) by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:
Esther 9:25 — But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device (מַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹ), which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
Job 5:12 — He disappointeth the devices (מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת) of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
Job 21:27 — Behold, I know your thoughts (מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם), and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
Psalms 33:10 — The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices (מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת) of the people of none effect.
Psalms 33:11 — The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts (מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת) of his heart to all generations.
Psalms 40:5 — Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts (וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָ) which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Psalms 56:5 — Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts (מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣ם) are against me for evil.
Psalms 92:5 — O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts (מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ) are very deep.
Psalms 94:11 — The LORD knoweth the thoughts (מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת) of man, that they are vanity.
Proverbs 6:18 — An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations (מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת), feet that be swift in running to mischief,
Proverbs 12:5 — The thoughts (מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת) of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Proverbs 15:22 — Without counsel purposes (מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת) are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
Proverbs 15:26 — The thoughts (מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת) of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
Proverbs 16:3 — Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts (מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ) shall be established.
Proverbs 19:21 — There are many devices (מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹת) in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Proverbs 20:18 — Every purpose (מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת) is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
Proverbs 21:5 — The thoughts (מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת) of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
Isaiah 55:7 — Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts (מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑יו): and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Isaiah 55:8 — For my thoughts (מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙) are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 55:8 — For my thoughts are not your thoughts (מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם), neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 55:9 — For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts (וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖י) than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:9 — For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts (מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם).
Isaiah 59:7 — Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts (מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙) are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
Isaiah 59:7 — Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts (מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת) of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
Isaiah 65:2 — I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts (מַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶֽם);
Isaiah 66:18 — For I know their works and their thoughts (וּמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם): it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
Jeremiah 4:14 — O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts (מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת) lodge within thee?
Jeremiah 6:19 — Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts (מַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑ם), because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
Jeremiah 11:19 — But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices (מַחֲשָׁב֗וֹת) against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
Jeremiah 18:11 — Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device (מַֽחֲשָׁבָ֑ה) against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.
Jeremiah 18:12 — And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices (מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙), and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
Jeremiah 18:18 — Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices (מַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒) against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
Jeremiah 29:11 — For I know the thoughts (הַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗ת) that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Jeremiah 29:11 — For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts (מַחְשְׁב֤וֹת) of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Jeremiah 49:20 — Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes (וּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יו), that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.
Jeremiah 49:30 — Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose (מַחֲשָׁבָֽה) against you.
Jeremiah 50:45 — Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes (וּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יו), that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
Jeremiah 51:29 — And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose (מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת) of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.

Machăshâbâh — H4284

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