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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H4284 - Purpose

Strong's No.:H4284

Hebrew:מַחֲשָׁבָה

Transliteration:machăshâbâh

Phonetic:makh-ash-aw-baw'

Word Origin:From H2803

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

Part of Speech:Noun Feminine

Strongs
Definition:

a {contrivance} that {is} (concretely) a {texture} {machine } or (abstractly) {intention} plan (whether {bad} a plot; or {good} advice)


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. thought, device

a. thought

b. device, plan, purpose

c. invention


Bible References:
Purpose

Translation
Occurrences:
cunning ( 1 )
device ( 4 )
devices ( 8 )
devised ( 1 )
imaginations ( 3 )
invented ( 1 )
means ( 1 )
purpose ( 3 )
purposes ( 3 )
thought ( 1 )
thoughts ( 26 )
work ( 1 )
works ( 2 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.