חִשָּׁבוֹן

chish.sha.voninventionHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine2 occurrences2 books2 verses

Definition

from H2803; a contrivance, i.e. actual (a warlike machine) or mental (a machination)
Traditional renderings: engine, invention.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2 total
  1. 2 Chronicles 26:15חִשְּׁבֹנ֜וֹת · devices
    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 until he became powerful.
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:29חִשְּׁבֹנ֥וֹת · schemes
    Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”