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Proverbs 21:5
“The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh · makh-ash-aw-baw'
H4284 · Hebrew
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
- מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת — common noun, feminine, plural, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 56 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 6:5Exodus 31:4Exodus 35:32Exodus 35:33Exodus 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.
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.