International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Thought
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Thought
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thoÌ‚t: The most frequent word in the Old Testament (מחש×בת, mahÌ£ăshebheth, from the verb חש×ב, hÌ£aÌ„shabh, “to thinkâ€) refers to a “device,†or a purpose firmly fixed, as in the passage in Isa (55:7-9) where the “thought†of God and of man are contrasted (compare ; ; ). In the New Testament διαλογισμοÌÏ‚, dialogismoÌs (; ), refers to the inner reasoning or deliberation of one with himself. See THINK.