Cheshbon חֶשְׁבּוֹן
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| חֶשְׁבּוֹן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | cheshbon |
| Strong's number | H2808 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | explanation |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
Cheshbon (Hebrew חֶשְׁבּוֹן, Strong's H2808) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “explanation”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
account, reasoning, reckoning
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | reason (1), account (1), device (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | explanations (1), explanation (1), planning (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Cheshbon, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 7:25I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness: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.
- Ecclesiastes 7:27Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:“Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).