לְכוּ וְנַחְשְׁבָה עָלָיו מַחֲשָׁבוֹת
To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) · 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 · a contrivance , i.e. (concretely) a texture , machine , or (abstractly) intention , plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
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הָלַךְ H1980 to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
חָשַׁב H2803 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
מַחֲשָׁבָה H4284 a contrivance , i.e. (concretely) a texture , machine , or (abstractly) intention , plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
What does לְכוּ וְנַחְשְׁבָה עָלָיו מַחֲשָׁבוֹת (lekhu venachshevah alav machashavot) mean in the Bible?
הָלַךְ · חָשַׁב · מַחֲשָׁבָה is a Hebrew word meaning "come, let us devise plans against him".
Full entry for לְכוּ וְנַחְשְׁבָה עָלָיו מַחֲשָׁבוֹת (H1980, H2803, H4284) · Browse the biblical lexicon
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