בְּ/מֹֽעֲצוֹתָ֑/ם
𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤕/𐤌
môwʻêtsâh
in their counsels
An assembly for deliberation or the act of deliberation; plan, purpose, or decision arrived at after counsel. The term denotes either a formal group gathered for counsel (such as a council or assembly) or the result of such deliberations—namely, advice, plan, or policy. It can refer both to the act of giving counsel and the concluded counsel itself, often with a social or communal nuance.
Micah 6:16 · Word #9
Lexicon H4156
| Lemma | מוֹעֵצָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤑𐤄 |
| Transliteration | môwʻêtsâh |
| Strong's | H4156 |
| Definition | An assembly for deliberation or the act of deliberation; plan, purpose, or decision arrived at after counsel. The term denotes either a formal group gathered for counsel (such as a council or assembly) or the result of such deliberations—namely, advice, plan, or policy. It can refer both to the act of giving counsel and the concluded counsel itself, often with a social or communal nuance. |
Morphology HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | in their counsels |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4156-01
in their deliberations
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + feminine plural construct noun מוֹעֵצוֹת + 3rd person masculine plural suffix (“their”). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מוֹעֵצָה derives from יעץ (“to advise, deliberate”) and denotes counsel or plans formed through deliberation. The feminine plural construct with 3mp suffix plus the prefixed בְּ is preserved as "in their deliberations," reflecting plurality, possession, and the locative preposition. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in their counsels
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'in their counsels' better renders the plural and purpose ('counsel'/'plans') compared to P1's 'in their deliberations,' which is accurate but less natural and less specific to the biblical context. 'Counsels' is a standard formal rendering. |