Forecast

FORECAST (חָשַׁב, H3108, meaning to think, plan). This word is used in KJV (Dan 11:24, 25) in the context of planning evil against a person. “...he shall forecast his devices against the...” and “...they shall forecast devices against...” RSV and NASB use the tr. instead “to devise against.”

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)

for-kast’; (vb.) (chashabh):

To forecast is both to plan or scheme beforehand and to consider or see beforehand. It is in the first sense that it is used in Da 11:24,25 (the King James Version) as the translation of chashabh, "to think," "meditate," "devise," "plot," "He shall forecast his devices (The King James Version, margin "Hebrew think his thoughts") against the strongholds"; "They shall forecast devices against him," the Revised Version (British and American) "devise his devices"; compare Na 1:9, "What do ye devise against Yahweh?" In the second sense, the word occurs in The Wisdom of Solomon 17:11 the Revised Version (British and American), "Wickedness .... always forecasteth the worst lot" (proeilephen), margin "Most authorities read hath added" (proseilephen).