חָשַׁב
hasab (ḥāšaḇ)
/khaw-SHAV/
“to reckon, account, devise, impute”
To think, calculate, invent, devise, account; centrally in Genesis 15:6, God reckoned (imputed) Abram's faith to him as righteousness.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
thinkdevisecountreckonimpute
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: חָשַׁב (to reckon, account, devise, impute) -> G3049
Key Biblical Occurrences (5)
Foundational passages where חָשַׁב (hasab) carries significant theological or narrative weight.