invention
chish.sha.von denotes devised plans or contrivances, from defensive devices to human schemes.
The attested uses describe things devised or worked out: in 2 Chronicles 26:15 they belong to defensive equipment made for Jerusalem's towers, while in Ecclesiastes 7:29 they are the many schemes people have sought out.
Senses in use
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Devised contrivances or plans · dominant
Both occurrences use the plural absolute form. In 2 Chronicles 26:15 it occurs in the clause about devices made by skillful men for shooting arrows and large stones; in Ecclesiastes 7:29 it occurs in the statement that people have sought out many schemes. The APB renders these respective clauses with “devices, the invention of skillful men” and “many schemes.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the two contexts with “devices, the invention of skillful men” in 2 Chronicles 26:15 and “many schemes” in Ecclesiastes 7:29. These phrases indicate the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.