Hebrew · H2803

חָשַׁב

Properly, to plait or interpenetrate , i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate ; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think , regard , value , compute

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חָשַׁב H2803

Pronunciation yaḥăšāḇ-lî

What does חָשַׁב (yaḥăšāḇ-lî) mean in the Bible?

חָשַׁב (yaḥăšāḇ-lî): Thinking as mental weaving or plotting; ranges from neutral computation to malicious scheming or divine imputation of righteousness.

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Questions this entry answers

What does חָשַׁב (yaḥăšāḇ-lî) mean in the Bible?

חָשַׁב (yaḥăšāḇ-lî): Thinking as mental weaving or plotting; ranges from neutral computation to malicious scheming or divine imputation of righteousness.

How does the BSB render H2803?

The BSB source-word alignment has 124 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (6), skillfully (5), He has devised (3), they devise (3), account (2).

Where does חָשַׁב (yaḥăšāḇ-lî) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 15:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (18), Exodus (13), Isaiah (12), Jeremiah (12).

Are there verse guides for חָשַׁב (yaḥăšāḇ-lî)?

This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

. . . 6× Exodus 28:6, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 35:35, Exodus 39:8

skillfully 5× Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 36:8, Exodus 36:35

He has devised 3× Jeremiah 49:20, Jeremiah 49:30, Jeremiah 50:45

they devise 3× Psalms 10:2, Psalms 21:11, Jeremiah 48:2

account 2× 2 Kings 22:7, Isaiah 2:22

because it was accounted 2× 1 Kings 10:21, 2 Chronicles 9:20

devises 2× Psalms 52:2, Proverbs 16:30

I considered 2× Psalms 77:5, Psalms 119:59

intended 2× Genesis 50:20, 1 Samuel 18:25

is considered 2× 2 Samuel 4:2, Proverbs 17:28

plot 2× Zechariah 7:10, Zechariah 8:17

regarded 2× Genesis 31:15, Deuteronomy 2:11

to design 2× Exodus 31:4, Exodus 35:32

(considered 1× Joshua 13:3

a plotter 1× Nahum 1:11

accounting was required 1× 2 Kings 12:15

am planning 1× Jeremiah 26:3

and can execute 1× 2 Chronicles 2:14

and consider me 1× Job 13:24

and devising 1× Jeremiah 18:11

and He counts me 1× Job 19:11

and he will plot 1× Daniel 11:24

and honored 1× Malachi 3:16

and invent 1× Amos 6:5

and it was credited 1× Genesis 15:6

and we esteemed Him 1× Isaiah 53:3

and you will devise 1× Ezekiel 38:10

are now esteemed 1× Lamentations 4:2

are plotting 1× Nehemiah 6:6

are to be considered 1× Leviticus 25:31

are we regarded 1× Job 18:3

be credited 1× Leviticus 7:18

but He devises 1× 2 Samuel 14:14

but they devise 1× Psalms 35:20

considered Him 1× Isaiah 53:4

count 1× Psalms 32:2

count me 1× Job 19:15

designer 1× Exodus 38:23

designers 1× Exodus 35:35

determined 1× Lamentations 2:8

devise 1× Psalms 140:2

devised 1× Daniel 11:25

Do you intend 1× Job 6:26

Do you think 1× Job 35:2

had plotted 1× Esther 9:24

Haman had devised 1× Esther 9:25

have 1× Jeremiah 29:11

have you devised 1× 2 Samuel 14:13

He counts me 1× Job 33:10

he had devised 1× Esther 8:3

he is to calculate 1× Leviticus 25:52

he plots 1× Psalms 36:4

He regards 1× Job 41:27

He regards them 1× Isaiah 40:17

he shall calculate 1× Leviticus 25:27

he thought 1× Genesis 38:15

He who plots 1× Proverbs 24:8

hold 1× 2 Samuel 19:19

I am counted 1× Psalms 88:4

I am planning 1× Micah 2:3

I had planned 1× Jeremiah 18:8

is disregarded 1× Isaiah 33:8

is regarded 1× Job 41:29

is to calculate 1× Leviticus 27:18

It was credited 1× Psalms 106:31

it will be counted 1× Proverbs 27:14

it will be reckoned 1× Numbers 18:30

let us make plans 1× Jeremiah 18:18

may those who plan 1× Psalms 35:4

of a skilled craftsman 1× Exodus 39:3

one would think 1× Job 41:32

plan 1× Jeremiah 36:3

plans 1× Proverbs 16:9

reckoning themselves 1× Numbers 23:9

regard 1× Isaiah 13:17

scheme 1× Psalms 140:4

seem 1× Isaiah 29:17

shall calculate 1× Leviticus 27:23

shall incur 1× Leviticus 17:4

they are considered 1× Isaiah 40:15

they had plotted 1× Jeremiah 11:19

they imagine 1× Psalms 41:7

they plot 1× Hosea 7:15

they regarded them 1× Hosea 8:12

They suppose 1× Jeremiah 23:27

they were considered 1× Nehemiah 13:13

think 1× Psalms 40:17

thought 1× 1 Samuel 1:13

to those who devise 1× Micah 2:1

was in danger 1× Jonah 1:4

was regarded 1× Deuteronomy 2:20

we are considered 1× Psalms 44:22

were planning 1× Nehemiah 6:2

were regarded 1× Isaiah 29:16

what you intended 1× Genesis 50:20

When I tried 1× Psalms 73:16

who plot 1× Ezekiel 11:2

will be reckoned 1× Numbers 18:27

will seem 1× Isaiah 32:15

will then count the time 1× Leviticus 25:50

you plot 1× Nahum 1:9

You think of him 1× Psalms 144:3

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 15:6 וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ to and it was credited Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Genesis 31:15 נֶחְשַׁ֥בְנוּ to regarded Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural Genesis 38:15 וַֽיַּחְשְׁבֶ֖הָ to he thought Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Genesis 50:20 חֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם to what you intended Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Genesis 50:20 חֲשָׁבָ֣הּ to intended Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Exodus 26:1 חֹשֵׁ֖ב to skillfully Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 26:31 חֹשֵׁ֛ב to skillfully Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 28:6 חֹשֵֽׁב׃ to . . . Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 28:15 חֹשֵׁ֔ב to . . . Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 31:4 לַחְשֹׁ֖ב to to design Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 15:6

Aligned rows 124

Books represented 28

Genesis 5 Exodus 13 Leviticus 8 Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 4 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 3 Nehemiah 3 Esther 3 Job 10 Psalms 18 Proverbs 5 Isaiah 12 Jeremiah 12 Lamentations 2 Ezekiel 2 Daniel 2 Hosea 2 Amos 1 Jonah 1 Micah 2 Nahum 2 Zechariah 2 Malachi 1

Source forms

חָשַׁ֖ב 4x ḥā·šaḇ Esther 8:3, Isaiah 33:8, Jeremiah 49:20, Jeremiah 50:45

חֹשֵׁ֖ב 4x ḥō·šêḇ Exodus 26:1, Exodus 36:8, Exodus 39:8, Jeremiah 36:3

וְחִשַּׁב־ 3x wə·ḥiš·šaḇ- Leviticus 25:52, Leviticus 27:18, Leviticus 27:23

חֹשֵׁ֛ב 3x ḥō·šêḇ Exodus 26:31, Exodus 36:35, Micah 2:3

וְחִשַּׁב֙ 2x wə·ḥiš·šaḇ Leviticus 25:27, Leviticus 25:50

וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ 2x way·yaḥ·šə·ḇe·hā Genesis 15:6, 1 Samuel 1:13

וְלַחְשֹׁ֖ב 2x wə·laḥ·šōḇ Exodus 35:32, 2 Chronicles 2:14

חָשַׁ֥ב 2x ḥā·šaḇ Esther 9:24, Esther 9:25

Parsing patterns

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 14x Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 28:6, Exodus 28:15

Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 8x Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 17:4, Leviticus 25:31, 2 Kings 22:7

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 8x 1 Samuel 18:25, Esther 8:3, Esther 9:24, Esther 9:25

Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural 7x Nehemiah 13:13, Job 41:29, Isaiah 5:28, Isaiah 40:15

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 7x Psalms 10:2, Psalms 21:11, Psalms 140:2, Psalms 140:4

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 5x Leviticus 25:27, Leviticus 25:50, Leviticus 25:52, Leviticus 27:18

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 5x Job 41:27, Job 41:32, Psalms 32:2, Psalms 36:4

Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 4x Deuteronomy 2:20, Joshua 13:3, 2 Samuel 4:2, Proverbs 27:14