חֶשְׁבּוֹן
chesh.bon
“explanation”
Definition
properly, contrivance; by implication, intelligence
from H2803 (חָשַׁב);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
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H:N-M
Occurrences
חֶשְׁבּוֹן appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.
“Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
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