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
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עָשַׁת (a.shat) — to gleam. (Qal) to be smooth, be shiny, gleam
עָשַׁת (a.shat) — to think. (Hithpael) to think Aramaic equivalent: a.shit (עֲשִׁת "to plan" H6246)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · עָשֹׁות · עֶשֶׁת · עֶשְׁתֹּון · עַשְׁתּוּת
Think | verb hit
to remember, to think of (someone) = action by which a deity turns his attention to the condition of humans
Think | verb pe'al
to plan, to consider = action by which humans exercise their minds about something
verb
Fat | verb qal | ≈ שׁמן
to become fat = process by which humans become corpulent; ≈ associated with wealth and prosperity
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עָשַׁת be smooth or shiny(?) base
עָשַׁת Hithp. think base