עֵצָה
counsel
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
- Verb
- An action or state-of-being word.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
Stem
- Qal
- The basic, simple active stem — the plain form of the verb (“he wrote”).
Form
- Participle Active
- A verbal adjective expressing ongoing or characteristic action (“writing / one who writes”).
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
Grammatical forms
- Noun, Common, Feminine, Singular, Construct 56 times (62%)
- Noun, Common, Feminine, Singular, Absolute 29 times (32%)
- Noun, Common, Feminine, Plural, Absolute 3 times (3%)
- Noun, Common, Feminine, Plural, Construct 1 time (1%)
- Verb, Qal, Participle Active, Masculine, Plural, Construct 1 time (1%)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (morphhb / Westminster Leningrad Codex — WLC text public domain, morphhb tagging CC BY 4.0), counted across 90 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Every verse where H6098 appears — 85 distinct verses across 18 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Deuteronomy 1 verse
Judges 1 verse
2 Samuel 7 verses
- 2 Samuel 15:31 עֲצַ֥ת n c fs cs One told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. David said, Yahweh, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
- 2 Samuel 15:34 עֲצַ֥ת n c fs cs but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father's servant in time past, so will I now be your servant; then will you defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.
- 2 Samuel 16:20 עֵצָ֖ה n c fs Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give your counsel what we shall do.
- 2 Samuel 16:23 וַ/עֲצַ֣ת עֲצַ֣ת conj + n c fs cs n c fs cs The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 17:7 הָ/עֵצָ֛ה ptcl def.art + n c fs Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.
- 2 Samuel 17:14 עֲצַת֙ מֵ/עֲצַ֖ת עֲצַ֤ת n c fs cs prep + n c fs cs n c fs cs Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For Yahweh had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring evil on Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 17:23 עֲצָת/וֹ֒ n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and got him home, to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.
1 Kings 4 verses
- 1 Kings 1:12 עֵצָ֑ה n c fs Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.
- 1 Kings 12:8 עֲצַ֥ת n c fs cs But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.
- 1 Kings 12:13 עֲצַ֥ת n c fs cs The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
- 1 Kings 12:14 כַּ/עֲצַ֤ת prep + n c fs cs and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
2 Kings 1 verse
1 Chronicles 1 verse
2 Chronicles 5 verses
- 2 Chronicles 10:8 עֲצַ֥ת n c fs cs But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.
- 2 Chronicles 10:13 עֲצַ֥ת n c fs cs The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
- 2 Chronicles 10:14 כַּ/עֲצַ֤ת prep + n c fs cs and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you] with scorpions.
- 2 Chronicles 22:5 בַּ/עֲצָתָ/ם֮ prep + n c fs cs + sfx pers 3mp He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram.
- 2 Chronicles 25:16 לַ/עֲצָתִֽ/י prep + n c fs cs + sfx pers 1cs It happened, as he talked with him, that [the king] said to him, Have we made you of the king's counsel? Stop! Why should you be struck down? Then the prophet stopped, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.
Ezra 3 verses
- Ezra 4:5 עֲצָתָ֑/ם n c fs cs + sfx pers 3mp and hired counselors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
- Ezra 10:3 בַּ/עֲצַ֣ת prep + n c fs cs Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
- Ezra 10:8 כַּ/עֲצַ֤ת prep + n c fs cs and that whoever didn't come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the assembly of the captivity.
Nehemiah 1 verse
Job 9 verses
- Job 5:13 וַ/עֲצַ֖ת conj + n c fs cs He takes the wise in their own craftiness; The counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
- Job 10:3 עֲצַ֖ת n c fs cs Is it good to you that you should oppress, That you should despise the work of your hands, And smile on the counsel of the wicked?
- Job 12:13 עֵצָ֥ה n c fs "With God is wisdom and might. He has counsel and understanding.
- Job 18:7 עֲצָתֽ/וֹ n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms The steps of his strength shall be shortened, His own counsel shall cast him down.
- Job 21:16 עֲצַ֥ת n c fs cs Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- Job 22:18 וַ/עֲצַ֥ת conj + n c fs cs Yet he filled their houses with good things, But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- Job 29:21 עֲצָתִֽ/י n c fs cs + sfx pers 1cs "Men listened to me, waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
- Job 38:2 עֵצָ֥ה n c fs "Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge?
- Job 42:3 עֵצָ֗ה n c fs You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I have uttered that which I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I didn't know.
Psalms 11 verses
- Psalms 1:1 בַּ/עֲצַ֪ת prep + n c fs cs Blessed is the man who doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the way of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
- Psalms 13:2 עֵצ֡וֹת n c fp How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?
- Psalms 14:6 עֲצַת n c fs cs You frustrate the plan of the poor, Because Yahweh is his refuge.
- Psalms 20:4 עֲצָתְ/ךָ֥ n c fs cs + sfx pers 2ms May He grant you your heart's desire, And fulfill all your counsel.
- Psalms 33:10 עֲצַת n c fs cs Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
- Psalms 33:11 עֲצַ֣ת n c fs cs The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
- Psalms 73:24 בַּ/עֲצָתְ/ךָ֥ prep + n c fs cs + sfx pers 2ms You will guide me with your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.
- Psalms 106:13 לַ/עֲצָתֽ/וֹ prep + n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms They soon forgot his works. They didn't wait for his counsel,
- Psalms 106:43 בַ/עֲצָתָ֑/ם prep + n c fs cs + sfx pers 3mp Many times he delivered them, But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity.
- Psalms 107:11 וַ/עֲצַ֖ת conj + n c fs cs Because they rebelled against the words of God, And condemned the counsel of the Most High.
- Psalms 119:24 עֲצָתִֽ/י n c fs cs + sfx pers 1cs Indeed your statutes are my delight, And my counselors.
Proverbs 10 verses
- Proverbs 1:25 עֲצָתִ֑/י n c fs cs + sfx pers 1cs But you have ignored all my counsel, And wanted none of my reproof;
- Proverbs 1:30 לַ/עֲצָתִ֑/י prep + n c fs cs + sfx pers 1cs They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
- Proverbs 8:14 עֵ֭צָה n c fs Counsel and sound knowledge are mine. I have understanding and power.
- Proverbs 12:15 לְ/עֵצָ֣ה prep + n c fs The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who is wise listens to counsel.
- Proverbs 19:20 עֵ֭צָה n c fs Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter end.
- Proverbs 19:21 וַ/עֲצַ֥ת conj + n c fs cs There are many plans in a man's heart, But Yahweh's counsel will prevail.
- Proverbs 20:5 עֵצָ֣ה n c fs Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
- Proverbs 20:18 בְּ/עֵצָ֣ה prep + n c fs Plans are established by advice; By wise guidance you wage war!
- Proverbs 21:30 עֵ֝צָ֗ה n c fs There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Yahweh.
- Proverbs 27:9 מֵֽ/עֲצַת prep + n c fs cs Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; So does earnest counsel from a man's friend.
Isaiah 18 verses
- Isaiah 5:19 עֲצַ֛ת n c fs cs Who say, "Let him make speed, let him hasten his work, that we may see it; And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, That we may know it!"
- Isaiah 8:10 עֵצָ֖ה n c fs Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
- Isaiah 11:2 עֵצָה֙ n c fs The Spirit of Yahweh shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.
- Isaiah 14:26 הָ/עֵצָ֥ה ptcl def.art + n c fs This is the purpose that is purposed on the whole earth; and this is the hand that is stretched out on all the nations.
- Isaiah 16:3 עֵצָה֙ n c fs Give counsel, execute justice; make your shade as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; don't betray the fugitive.
- Isaiah 19:3 וַ/עֲצָת֖/וֹ conj + n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms The spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel of it: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to those who have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
- Isaiah 19:11 יֹעֲצֵ֣י עֵצָ֖ה Qal ptcp.act mp cs n c fs The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how do you say to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
- Isaiah 19:17 עֲצַת֙ n c fs cs The land of Judah shall become a terror to Egypt; everyone to whom mention is made of it shall be afraid, because of the purpose of Yahweh of Hosts, which he purposes against it.
- Isaiah 25:1 עֵצ֥וֹת n c fp Yahweh, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name; for you have done wonderful things, [even] counsels of old, in faithfulness [and] truth.
- Isaiah 28:29 עֵצָ֔ה n c fs This also comes forth from Yahweh of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.
- Isaiah 29:15 עֵצָ֑ה n c fs Woe to those who hide deep their counsel from Yahweh, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, Who sees us? and who knows us?
- Isaiah 30:1 עֵצָה֙ n c fs Woe to the rebellious children, says Yahweh, who take counsel, but not of me; and who make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,
- Isaiah 36:5 עֵצָ֥ה n c fs I say, [your] counsel and strength for the war are but vain words: now on whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me?
- Isaiah 40:13 עֲצָת֖/וֹ n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms Who has directed the Spirit of Yahweh, or being his counselor has taught him?
- Isaiah 44:26 וַ/עֲצַ֥ת conj + n c fs cs who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says of Jerusalem, She shall be inhabited; and of the cities of Judah, They shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places of it;
- Isaiah 46:10 עֲצָתִ֣/י n c fs cs + sfx pers 1cs declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;
- Isaiah 46:11 עצת/ו עֲצָתִ֑/י n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms n c fs cs + sfx pers 1cs calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country; yes, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it.
- Isaiah 47:13 עֲצָתָ֑יִ/ךְ n c fp cs + sfx pers 2fs You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels: let now the astrologers, the star-gazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save you from the things that shall come on you.
Jeremiah 8 verses
- Jeremiah 18:18 וְ/עֵצָה֙ conj + n c fs Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
- Jeremiah 18:23 עֲצָתָ֤/ם n c fs cs + sfx pers 3mp Yet, Yahweh, you know all their counsel against me to kill me; don't forgive their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from your sight; but let them be overthrown before you; deal you with them in the time of your anger.
- Jeremiah 19:7 עֲצַ֨ת n c fs cs I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of those who seek their life: and their dead bodies will I give to be food for the birds of the sky, and for the animals of the earth.
- Jeremiah 32:19 הָֽ/עֵצָ֔ה ptcl def.art + n c fs great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
- Jeremiah 49:7 עֵצָה֙ n c fs Of Edom. Thus says Yahweh of Hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
- Jeremiah 49:20 עֲצַת n c fs cs Therefore hear the counsel of Yahweh, that he has taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely they shall drag them away, [even] the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.
- Jeremiah 49:30 עֵצָ֔ה n c fs Flee you, wander far off, dwell in the depths, you inhabitants of Hazor, says Yahweh; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you, and has conceived a purpose against you.
- Jeremiah 50:45 עֲצַת n c fs cs Therefore hear the counsel of Yahweh, that he has taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely they shall drag them away, [even] the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.
Ezekiel 2 verses
- Ezekiel 7:26 וְ/עֵצָ֖ה conj + n c fs Mischief shall come on mischief, and rumor shall be on rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
- Ezekiel 11:2 עֲצַת n c fs cs He said to me, Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city;
Hosea 1 verse
Micah 1 verse
Zechariah 1 verse
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
At its core, עצה (ʻêtsâh) means “counsel.” Scripture first uses it in Deuteronomy 32:28. It appears 85 verses across 18 books of the Hebrew Bible, among its moderately common vocabulary. It clusters with יעץ, יעט and מועצה under a shared root. Dig into 85-verse concordance and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H6098 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 85
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 85 distinct verses.
- 18 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 18 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #462
- by frequency
- Top 500 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 462 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 85 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 85 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 44 verses · 52%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 40 verses · 47%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 1 verse · 1%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 2 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Counsel 55×, According to the counsel 2×, I have counsel 2×
- American Standard Version†: Counsel 52×, After the counsel 2×, Is counsel 2×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Counsel 31×, Advice 11×, Plans 10×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Counsel 39×, Counsel of 19×, Advice of 3×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H6098 across 85† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 24 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 3 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H6098 across 85† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 23 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H6098 across 88† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 21 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 1 further occurrence.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H6098 across 90† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 14 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 0 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
עצה I counsel, advice ( = (יְ)עֵצָה)
עצה II coll. trees Je 6
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
I. n.f. counsel, advice ( = (יְ)עֵצָה)—ע׳ Ju 20:7 + 28 times; cstr. עֲצַת Is 5:19 + 33 times; sf. עֲצָתִי Pr 1:25 + 5 times (+ Is 46:11 Qr; Kt עצתו better); עֲצָֽתְךָ ψ 20:5; 73:24; עֲצָתוֹ Ho 10:6 + 7 times (incl. Is 46:10 Kt v. supr.); עֲצָתָם Je 18:23 + 4 times; pl. עֵצוֹת Dt 32:28 + 2 times; עֲצָתָ֑יִךְ Is 47:13;—counsel, advice 2 S 15:31, 34; 16:23(×2); 17:14(×3), 23 1 K 12:8, 13, 14 = 2 Ch 10:8, 13, 14, 2 Ch 22:5; 25:16; Ezr 10:3 (where read ע׳ אֲדֹנִי Reuss Ry), v 8 Jb 29:21; political consultation Is 47:13; as acc. cogn. 2 S 17:7; 1 K 1:12; Is 8:10; Ez 11:2 (עצת־רָע, ‖ אָוֶן); c. הָב֫וּ give counsel Ju 20:7; 2 S 16:20; חֵבִיא ע׳ Is 16:3; עשׂה ע׳ 30:1; אָשִׁית עֵצוֹת בְּנַפְשִׁי ψ 13:3; = design, purpose Ezr 4:5; Ne 4:9; 1 Ch 12:20 (Baer), ψ 14:6; 20:5; Je 18:23 (sq. עַל = against), 49:30 (‖ מַחֲשָׁבָה); עֲצַת־גּוֹיִם ψ 33:10; suitable counsel for war (= generalship) 2 K 18:20 = Is 36:5 (cf. Pr 20:18 infr.); also עֲצַת שָׁלוֹם Zc 6:13 counsel of peace; practical wisdom, sagacity Is 19:3, cf. v 11, Je 19:7 Dt 32:28 (‖ תְּבוּנָה) Ho 10:6. Especially in WisdLt and proph.; counsel = good counsel, wisdom Jb 38:2; 42:3; Pr 12:5; 20:5 (its seat בְּלֶב־אִישׁ) ‖ תּוּשִׁיָּה Pr 8:14; Is 28:29 (of י׳); ‖ חָכְמָה Je 49:7; ‖ חָכְמָה and תְּבוּנָה Jb 12:13 Pr 21:30; ‖ מוּסָר 19:20; ‖ תַּחְבֻּלוֹת 20:18 (cf. Is 36:5 supr.); ע׳ נִפְתָּלִים Jb 5:13; רוּחַ ע׳ וּגְבוּרָה Is 11:2 (‖ ר׳ חָכְמָה וּבִינָה); hearty counsel ע׳ נֶפֶשׁ Pr 27:9; counsel of wisdom, when wisdom is personif. Pr 1:25, 30 (‖ תּוֹכַחַת); in bad sense ע׳ רשׁעים Jb 10:3; 21:16; 22:18; ψ 1:1, cf. Jb 18:7 ψ 106:43 Is 29:15; of plan of י׳; ע׳ י׳ ψ 33:11; Pr 19:21; Is 19:17; 14:26 (הע׳ הַיְּעוּצָה), 25:1; 46:10, 11; ע׳ קדושׁ ישׂראל 5:19; also Mi 4:12; Je 32:19 (גְּדֹל הָעֵצָה), 49:20; 50:45 ψ 106:13; ע׳ עֶלְיוֹן ψ 107:11; instruction, guiding wisdom of י׳ ψ 73:24; אִישׁ־עֲצָתוֹ i.e. counsellor of י׳ Is 40:13; in fig. אַנְשֵׁי עֲצָתִי ψ 119:24 = my counsellors, said of testimonies of God; = prophecy, ע׳ מלאכיו Is 44:26 (‖ דְּבַר עַבְדּוֹ); תֹּאבַד ע׳ מִזְּקִנִים Ez 7:26 (cf. 1 K 12:8; ‖ חָזוֹן, תּוֹרָה), מֵחָכָם Je 18:18 (‖ דָּבָר, תּוֹרָה).
II. n.f.coll. trees Je 6:6, but read עֵצָהּ (עֵץ c. sf. 3 fs.), so Orient. Codd. 𝔊 𝔖 𝔙 𝔗 Hi Gf—1. עֵצָה v. sub. יָעַץ.
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Derived from יעץ (yâʻats) (H3289) — to counsel.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
עֵצָה I
- v. עֵץ)
- 1. trees, plantation. Y. Sabb. III, 6ᵃ; Y. Succ. I, end, 52ᶜ התיר ע׳ שבים allowed the carrying of things on the Sabbath from trees in the water (on an island) to the water and vice versa (cmp. Erub. 67ᵇ סלע שבים); Y. Erub. VIII, end, 25ᵇ
- 2. pea-stalks. Sabb. VII, 4, expl. ib. 76ᵃ תבן של מיני קיטניות. Ohol. XVIII, 2, contrad. to קש.
עֵצָה II
- counsel, advice, plan, consultation, council. Gen. R. s. 74 נוטלין ע׳ they hold council, v. רֶוַוח. Sot. 11ᵃ (ref. to Ex. I, 10) הוא התחיל בע׳ תחלה he was the first to propose (the destruction of Israel). Ib. שלשה היו באותה ע׳ three men took part in that consultation. Meg. 12ᵇ ניטלה ע׳ ממנו counsel (legal wisdom) has been taken away from us. Sot. 11ᵇ שפנה מעֲצַת מרגלים he turned away from the council of the spies. Gitt. 58ᵃ, a. e. אם אתה שומע לעֲצָתִי if thou wouldst listen to my advice. Tanḥ. Haăz. 8 ובעצתי אל וכ׳ and if you follow my advice, do not risk your life for her. B. Bath. 118ᵃ, a. fr. ע׳ טובה קמשמע לן good advice is meant by it (not a law); a. fr.—Pl. עֵצוֹת. Kidd. 80ᵇ (in Chald. dict.), v. עוּץ. Midr. Till. to Ps. I, 3 שהיה יועץ ע׳ ומתקיימות וכ׳ who suggested plans which were executed, and which turned out well; a. e. e.g. Exodus 1:10
עֵצָה
- ch., v. עֵצָא
עָצֶה
- v. עֲצֵי) backbone, spine. Sifra Vayikra, N’dab., Par. 14, ch. XIX (ref. to Lev. IV, 9) יכנס לפנים מן הע׳ he must go inside of the backbone, i.e. cut off a portion of the spine; Yalk. Lev. 462. e.g. Leviticus 4:9
עֲצָה
- , v. עֲצֵי
עֲצֵי
- 1. to press, squeeze; to oppress, esp. (= h. עָשַׁק) to withhold what is due to a neighbor. Targ. Y. Lev. V, 23. Targ. Y. II ib. 21 עֲצָה some ed. (not עֵ׳). Targ. Y. II, Deut. XXIV, 14; a. e.—Part. pass. עָצֵי, pl. עַצְיָין. Targ. Y. ib. XXVIII, 29.
- 2. to be hard, dry; sapless. Part. pl. עֶצְיָין. Targ. Y. II, Num. XIII, 20 (21).
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Forms in the corpus
The 57 distinct written forms H6098 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
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Other BDB entries built from the same root as H6098, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
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Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 79 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 85 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Deuteronomy 32:28
- Judges 20:7
- 2 Samuel 15:31
- 1 Kings 1:12
- 2 Kings 18:20
- 1 Chronicles 12:19
- 2 Chronicles 10:8
- Ezra 4:5
- Job 5:13
- Psalms 1:1
- Proverbs 1:25
- Isaiah 5:19
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
