Bible Lexicons

חָשַׁב fut. (יַחְשֹׁב but יַחֲשָׁב־ Ps. 40:18 יַחֲשֹׁבוּן Psalms 35:20)

(1)  to think, to meditate. (Arab. حَسَبَ, Syr. ܚܫܰܒ, Eth. ሐሰበ፡ and ሐዘበ፡ id. The primary idea seems to be that of computing, reckoning, see Piel No. 1; hence, to reckon with; unless perhaps it be that of mixing, like Arab. خشب and اشب, whence חשֵׁב a weaver in coloured figures, properly, one mixing threads and colours). Isaiah 10:7; Genesis 50:20. Followed by an acc. i.q. to think out, to invent, to compose, as songs [music], Amos 6:5 artificial work (compare חִשָּׁבוֹן), Exodus 31:4 whence חשֵׁב an artificer, 2 Chronicles 26:15 especially polymitarius, a weaver of damask adorned with figures (different from רֹקֵם) Exodus 26:1, 31 Exodus 26:31, 28:6 35:35 36:8 39:8. More frequently used in a bad sense; to devise evil, to plot, as חָשַׁב אָוֶן, ח׳ מְזִמָּה Psalms 10:2, 21:12 35:20 36:5 52:4 חָשַׁב רָעָה עַל Genesis 50:20; Micah 2:3; Nahum 1:11 חָשַׁב מַחֲשָׁבוֹת עַל (against some one), Jeremiah 11:19, 18:11, 18 Jeremiah 18:18 followed by אֶל Jeremiah 49:20, 50:45 followed by a gerund, to think, to purpose to do something, Psalms 140:5; 1 Samuel 18:25; Jeremiah 18:8, 26:3 36:3 Job 6:26; Esther 9:24 (where there is added עַל of the person).

(2) to think, to take to be so and so, followed by acc. and dat. (λογίζεσθαί τινα εἰς τι). Genesis 38:15, וַיַּחְשְׁבֶהָ לְזוֹנָה “and he thought her (or, took her for) a harlot.” 1 Samuel 1:13; Job 13:24, 19:15 33:10 35:2 41:19, 24 Job 41:24 followed by an acc. and כְּ Job 19:11. Absol. to make much account of, to esteem, to prize (achten for hochachten). Isaiah 13:17, אֲשֶׁר כֶּסֶף לֹא יַחְשֹׁבוּ “who do not regard silver.” Isaiah 33:8, 53:3 Malachi 3:16.

(3) to impute something to some one; followed by לְ of pers. and acc. of the thing; e.g. sin, Psalms 32:2; 2 Samuel 19:20 a good deed, [which was not any work at all, but simply his believing God], Genesis 15:6.

Niphal

(1) pass. of Piel No. 1, to be computed, reckoned, 2 Kings 22:7 to be accounted, followed by לְ to, Joshua 13:3 עַל 2 Samuel 4:2.

(2) pass. of Kal No. 2, to be taken for,-followed by an acc. Proverbs 17:28, “even a fool while he is silent חָכָם יֵחָשֵׁב is counted wise.” Genesis 31:15; Isaiah 40:15. Followed by כְּ to be reckoned equal to some one, Job 18:3, 41:21 Hosea 8:12 (hence to be like, Isaiah 5:28); followed by לְ id. 1 Kings 10:21; Lamentations 4:2. בְּ Isaiah 2:22, בַּמֶּה נֶחְשָׁב הוּא “to what shall he be made equal,” i.e. at how much is he to be estimated? followed by עִם Psalms 88:5.

(3) pass. of Kal No. 3, to be imputed to some one, followed by לְ Leviticus 7:18, 17:4 Numbers 18:27; Psalms 106:31.

Piel

(1) to compute, to reckon; (as to the primary signification of roots being very often preserved in Piel, see Lehrg. p. 242); with acc. (etwas berechnen, ausrechnen) Leviticus 25:27, 50 Leviticus 25:50, 52 Leviticus 25:52, 27:18, 23 Leviticus 27:23, אֵת (אִתּ) to reckon with any, 2 Kings 12:16.

(2) to consider, to think upon (bedenken), Psalms 77:6, 119:59.

(3) to think, to meditate, i.q. Kal No. 1, absol. Psalms 73:16 followed by an acc. to think out, Proverbs 16:9 in a bad sense, to devise, to plot, followed by עַל of pers. חִשַּׁב מַחֲשָׁבוֹת עַל Daniel 11:24 אֶל of pers. Nahum 1:9; Hosea 7:15. Metaph. of inanimate things, to be as though it were- Jonah 1:4, “the ship was as though it would be broken.”

Hithpael reflex. i.q. Niphal No. 1, to reckon one’s self with. Numbers 24:9.

The derivatives follow, exc. חַשּׁוּב, מַחֲשָׁבָה.

הַחֹשְׁבִ֗ים הַחֹשְׁבִ֥ים החשבים וְחִשַּׁב֙ וְחִשַּׁב־ וְחָשַׁ֥ב וְחָשַׁב֙ וְחָשַׁבְתָּ֖ וְחֹשְׁבֵ֖י וְחֹשֵׁ֑ב וְחֹשֵׁ֥ב וְחֹשֵׁב֒ וְלַחְשֹׁ֖ב וְנֶחְשַׁ֥ב וְנֶחְשַׁב֙ וְנַחְשְׁבָ֣ה וְתַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי וַֽיַּחְשְׁבֶ֖הָ וַֽתְּחַשְּׁבֵֽהוּ׃ וַיַּחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ וַתֵּחָ֣שֶׁב וָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָה וּלְחֹשְׁבֵ֖י ואחשבה וחשב וחשב־ וחשבי וחשבת ויחשבה ויחשבני ולחשב ולחשבי ונחשב ונחשבה ותחשב ותחשבהו׃ ותחשבני חֲשַׁבְנֻ֔הוּ חֲשַׁבְנֻֽהוּ׃ חֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם חֲשָׁבָ֣הּ חִשְּׁבָ֖ה חִשַּׁ֣בְתִּי חִשַּׁ֥בְתִּי חָ֝שְׁב֗וּ חָֽשְׁב֥וּ חָשְׁב֣וּ חָשְׁב֤וּ חָשְׁב֥וּ חָשַׁ֔ב חָשַׁ֖ב חָשַׁ֖בְתִּי חָשַׁ֛בְתָּה חָשַׁ֣בְתָּ חָשַׁ֥ב חָשַׁ֨ב חָשָֽׁבוּ׃ חֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗י חֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים חֹֽשְׁבֵי־ חֹשְׁבִ֣ים חֹשֵֽׁב׃ חֹשֵׁ֔ב חֹשֵׁ֖ב חֹשֵׁ֛ב חֹשֵׁ֥ב חֹשֵׁב֙ חוֹשֵׁ֗ב חושב חשב חשב׃ חשבה חשבו חשבו׃ חשבי חשבי־ חשבים חשבנהו חשבנהו׃ חשבת חשבתה חשבתי חשבתם יְחַשְּׁב֣וּ יְחַשְּׁבוּ־ יְחַשֵּׁ֣ב יְחַשֵּׁ֥ב יִתְחַשָּֽׁב׃ יֵֽחָשֵׁ֑ב יֵחָשְׁב֥וּ יֵחָשֵֽׁב׃ יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב יֵחָשֵׁ֛ב יֵחָשֵׁ֞ב יֵחָשֵׁ֣ב יַחְשְׁב֖וּ יַחְשְׁב֥וּ יַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי יַחְשֹׁ֑ב יַחְשֹׁ֔בוּ יַחְשֹׁ֖ב יַחְשֹׁ֗ב יַחְשֹׁ֣ב יַחְשֹׁ֬ב יַחֲשָׁ֫ב יַחֲשָׁב־ יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃ יחשב יחשב־ יחשב׃ יחשבו יחשבו־ יחשבון׃ יחשבני יתחשב׃ לַחְשֹׁ֖ב לַחְשֹׁ֣ב לחשב מְחַשֵּׁ֥ב מחשב נֶ֝חְשַׁ֗בְנוּ נֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּי נֶחְשְׁב֣וּ נֶחְשְׁבוּ֙ נֶחְשְׁבוּ־ נֶחְשַׁ֣בְנוּ נֶחְשַׁ֥בְנוּ נֶחְשָֽׁבוּ׃ נֶחְשָׁ֑בוּ נֶחְשָׁ֔בוּ נֶחְשָׁ֖ב נֶחְשָׁ֛ב נחשב נחשבו נחשבו־ נחשבו׃ נחשבנו נחשבתי תְּחַשְּׁבוּן֙ תֵּחָ֥שֶׁב תֵּחָשֵׁ֑ב תֵּחָשֵׁ֖ב תַּחְשְׁב֖וּ תַּחְשְׁבֻ֑נִי תַּחְשְׁבוּ֙ תַּחְשֹׁ֑בוּ תַּחְשֹׁ֣ב תחשב תחשבו תחשבון תחשבני chaShav chashaVah chashavNuhu chaShavta chaShavtah chashavTem chaShavti chaShavu chasheVu chishShavti chishsheVah choShev chosheVei chosheVim ha·ḥō·šə·ḇîm ḥă·šā·ḇāh ḥā·šā·ḇū ḥā·šaḇ ḥă·šaḇ·nu·hū ḥā·šaḇ·tā ḥā·šaḇ·tāh ḥă·šaḇ·tem ḥā·šaḇ·tî ḥā·šə·ḇū hachosheVim haḥōšəḇîm ḥāšaḇ ḥăšāḇāh ḥăšaḇnuhū ḥāšaḇtā ḥāšaḇtāh ḥăšaḇtem ḥāšaḇtî ḥāšāḇū ḥāšəḇū ḥiš·šaḇ·tî ḥiš·šə·ḇāh ḥiššaḇtî ḥiššəḇāh ḥō·šə·ḇê ḥō·šə·ḇê- ḥō·šə·ḇîm ḥō·šêḇ ḥō·wō·šêḇ ḥōšêḇ ḥōšəḇê ḥōšəḇê- ḥōšəḇîm ḥōwōšêḇ lachSho laḥ·šōḇ laḥšōḇ mə·ḥaš·šêḇ mechashShev məḥaššêḇ nechShav nechShavnu Nechshavti nechShavu nechsheVu neḥ·šā·ḇū neḥ·šāḇ neḥ·šaḇ·nū neḥ·šaḇ·tî neḥ·šə·ḇū neḥ·šə·ḇū- neḥšāḇ neḥšaḇnū neḥšaḇtî neḥšāḇū neḥšəḇū neḥšəḇū- tachsheVu tachsheVuni tachSho tachShou taḥ·šə·ḇū taḥ·šə·ḇu·nî taḥ·šō·ḇū taḥ·šōḇ taḥšəḇū taḥšəḇunî taḥšōḇ taḥšōḇū tê·ḥā·šeḇ tê·ḥā·šêḇ tə·ḥaš·šə·ḇūn techaShev techashsheVun têḥāšeḇ têḥāšêḇ təḥaššəḇūn ū·lə·ḥō·šə·ḇê ulechosheVei ūləḥōšəḇê Vaachashshevah vaiyachsheVeha vaiyachsheVeni vatteChashev VattechashsheVehu vechaShav vechashavTa vechishShav vechoShev vechosheVei velachSho venachsheVah venechShav vetachsheVeni wā’ăḥaššəḇāh wā·’ă·ḥaš·šə·ḇāh wat·tê·ḥā·šeḇ wat·tə·ḥaš·šə·ḇê·hū wattêḥāšeḇ wattəḥaššəḇêhū way·yaḥ·šə·ḇe·hā way·yaḥ·šə·ḇê·nî wayyaḥšəḇehā wayyaḥšəḇênî wə·ḥā·šaḇ wə·ḥā·šaḇ·tā wə·ḥiš·šaḇ wə·ḥiš·šaḇ- wə·ḥō·šə·ḇê wə·ḥō·šêḇ wə·laḥ·šōḇ wə·naḥ·šə·ḇāh wə·neḥ·šaḇ wə·ṯaḥ·šə·ḇê·nî wəḥāšaḇ wəḥāšaḇtā wəḥiššaḇ wəḥiššaḇ- wəḥōšêḇ wəḥōšəḇê wəlaḥšōḇ wənaḥšəḇāh wəneḥšaḇ wəṯaḥšəḇênî ya·ḥă·šāḇ ya·ḥă·šāḇ- ya·ḥă·šō·ḇūn yachaShav yachashov yachashoVun yachsheVeni yachsheVu yachSho yachShou yaḥ·šə·ḇê·nî yaḥ·šə·ḇū yaḥ·šō·ḇū yaḥ·šōḇ yaḥăšāḇ yaḥăšāḇ- yaḥăšōḇūn yaḥšəḇênî yaḥšəḇū yaḥšōḇ yaḥšōḇū yê·ḥā·šə·ḇū yê·ḥā·šêḇ yə·ḥaš·šə·ḇū yə·ḥaš·šə·ḇū- yə·ḥaš·šêḇ yechaShev yechasheVu yechashShev yechashsheVu yêḥāšêḇ yêḥāšəḇū yəḥaššêḇ yəḥaššəḇū yəḥaššəḇū- yiṯ·ḥaš·šāḇ yitchashShav yiṯḥaššāḇ