H4284 מַחֲשָׁבָה (machăshâbâh) — a contrivance

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H4284

a contrivance , i.e. (concretely) a texture , machine , or (abstractly) intention , plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)

KJV usage: cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.

Etymology: or מַחֲשֶׁבֶת ; from 2803 ;

Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought. cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.

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