Strong's Definition
probably to be sleek, i.e. glossy; hence (through the idea of polishing) to excogitate (as if forming in the mind)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: shine, think.
TWOT Reference: 1716,1717
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) (Qal) to be smooth, be shiny, gleam
2) (Hithpael) to think
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עָשַׁת
‛âshath
BDB Definition:
1) (Qal) to be smooth, be shiny, gleam
2) (Hithpael) to think
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1716, 1717
Total KJV Occurrences: 2