Makhshava (מחשבה) means thought in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
thought
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Makhshava.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דפוס תודעתי, תפיסה העולה מן השכל, ולא נתבטאת מבחוץ.
וַיַּרְא יהוה כִּי רַבָּה רָעַת הָאָדָם בָּאָרֶץ; וְכָל־יֵצֶר מַחְשְׁבֹת לִבּוֹ רַק רַע כָּל־הַיּוֹם.
- 2תכנון, תוכנית פעולה. דפוס
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Makhshava is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַחְשָׁבָה
- Written without vowel points
- מחשבה
- Said
- makhshava
- Pattern
- מַקְטָלָה
- Plural
- מַחְשְׁבוֹת
- Inflections
- מַחֲשֶׁבֶת־; ר' מַחְשְׁבוֹת
- Gematria
- 355
This is how Makhshava is said in other languages.
- English
- thought
- Arabic
- فِكْر
- Russian
- мысль
- French
- pensée
- Spanish
- idé, pensamiento
- German
- Gedanke
- Yiddish
- געדאַנק
These words mean nearly the same as Makhshava.
These words mean the opposite of Makhshava.
These words rhyme with Makhshava.
The word Makhshava is part of these phrases and sayings.
- במחשבה שניה
- בועת מחשבה
- חומר למחשבה
- מלאכת מחשבת
- מחשבת ישראל
- סוף מעשה במחשבה תחילה
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These words come before and after Makhshava in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Makhshava.
What does Makhshava (מחשבה) mean in Hebrew?
Makhshava (מחשבה) means thought. It is said makhshava, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Makhshava (מחשבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Makhshava (מחשבה) are הגיג, שרעף, ראש, and חישוב.
What is the opposite of Makhshava (מחשבה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Makhshava (מחשבה) are מציאות.
What rhymes with Makhshava (מחשבה)?
Words that rhyme with Makhshava (מחשבה) include צבא, סביבה, כתיבה, תגובה, אהבה, and שכבה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מחשבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.