Chishshavon חִשָּׁבוֹן
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| חִשָּׁבוֹן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chishshavon |
| Strong's number | H2810 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | invention |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Chronicles (1) |
Chishshavon (Hebrew חִשָּׁבוֹן, Strong's H2810) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “invention”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
device, invention
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | engines (1), inventions (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | devices (1), schemes (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chishshavon, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 26:15And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously so that he became powerful.
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 7:29Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
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).