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Proverbs 20:18

“Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

מַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh · makh-ash-aw-baw'
H4284 · Hebrew

Definition: a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
Derivation: or מַחֲשֶׁבֶת; from H2803 (חָשַׁב);
KJV renderings: cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.
Grammar: מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת — common noun, feminine, plural, absolute
Code HNcfpa
Usage: Occurs 56 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 6:5 Exodus 31:4 Exodus 35:32 Exodus 35:33 Exodus 35:35

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מַחֲשָׁבָה here.

Verse 17 Verse 19

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.