עֵצָה (H6098) — Hebrew Lexicon

עֵצָה

𐤏𐤑𐤄

ʻêtsâh

H6098 noun

SILEX Entry

Root יעץ to advise, to give counsel, to deliberate

Definition

A considered opinion, guidance, or recommendation offered after deliberation; counsel. The term also denotes a plan or strategy, particularly one formed as a result of deliberation or the process of giving advice. It can further signify prudence or the quality of being judicious and thoughtful in planning or advising. In some contexts, it can refer more broadly to 'purpose,' as in the intention or aim underlying a decision or plan.

Semantic Range

counsel, advice, guidance, recommendation, strategy, plan, deliberation, prudence, purpose, intention

Root / Etymology

From the root יָעַץ (יעץ), which fundamentally means 'to advise, to counsel, to give guidance.' The noun עֵצָה is derived from this root and signifies the product or result of counseling or deliberation, i.e., advice or counsel.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, עֵצָה is used both for human and divine counsel. Among people, it often refers to advice given by individuals or groups (elders, counselors, advisors) in political, military, or personal decision-making contexts (e.g., 2 Samuel 17:14; Proverbs 11:14; Job 12:13). When used with reference to the divine, עֵצָה can denote the purpose, plan, or decreed intention of the deity (Isaiah 14:26-27; Jeremiah 49:20). The term contrasts with similar concepts such as דָּבָר (word, matter) and מַחֲשָׁבָה (thought, intention), with עֵצָה specifically focused on considered guidance or formulated strategy. In wisdom literature, it is associated with prudent decision-making and wise judgment. Most English translations render עֵצָה as 'counsel' or 'advice,' but the semantic field includes subtleties like strategic planning and foresight, especially in court and governance settings. Over time, while the core meaning remains stable, there is a notable intensification of the term’s sense of wisdom and prudence in post-exilic and later Jewish literature.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from יָעַץ; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence; advice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.

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Root Family

יעץ (y-ʿ-ṣ) — to advise, to counsel, to deliberate

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H3263	יְעוּץ	Counselor
H3272	יְעַט	they took counsel together
H3289	יָעַץ	to the advising one
H4156	מוֹעֵצָה	in their deliberations
H6097	עֵצָה	her counsel

Word Forms

25 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H6098-01`	עֲצַ֥ת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	counsel	counsel of	20
`H6098-11`	עֵצָ֖ה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	counsel	her counsel	20
`H6098-21`	וַ/עֲצַ֣ת	vaatsat	`HC/Ncfsc`	and the counsel	and counsel-of	7
`H6098-05`	עֲצָתִ֣/י	atsati	`HNcfsc/Sp1cs`	my counsel	my counsel	5
`H6098-06`	עֲצָת/וֹ֒	atsato	`HNcfsc/Sp3ms`	his counsel	his counsel	4
`H6098-24`	וְ/עֵצָ֖ה	veetsah	`HC/Ncfsa`	and counsel	deliberated counsel	4
`H6098-12`	עֵצ֖וֹת	etsot	`HNcfpa`	counsel	counsels	3
`H6098-02`	עֲצָתָ֤/ם	atsatam	`HNcfsc/Sp3mp`	their counsel	their counsel	3
`H6098-13`	הָ/עֵצָ֛ה	haetsah	`HTd/Ncfsa`	in counsel	the counsel	3
`H6098-14`	כַּ/עֲצַ֤ת	kaatsat	`HR/Ncfsc`	according to the counsel of	according to counsel of	3
`H6098-18`	מֵ/עֲצַ֖ת	meatsat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from-counsel	from counsel of	2
`H6098-15`	לַ/עֲצָתִ֑/י	laatsati	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs`	to my counsel	to my counsel	2
`H6098-07`	בַּ/עֲצַ֪ת	baatsat	`HR/Ncfsc`	according to the counsel	in counsel-of	2
`H6098-22`	בַ/עֲצָתָ֑/ם	vaatsatam	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp`	in their counsel	in their counsel	1
`H6098-08`	בַּ/עֲצָתָ/ם֮	baatsatam	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp`	their counsel	in their counsel	1
`H6098-16`	לַ/עֲצָתֽ/וֹ	laatsato	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	for His counsel	for his counsel	1
`H6098-09`	בַּ/עֲצָתְ/ךָ֥	baatsatekha	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms`	with your counsel	in your counsel	1
`H6098-04`	עֲצָתְ/ךָ֥	atsatekha	`HNcfsc/Sp2ms`	your counsel	your counsel	1
`H6098-10`	בְּ/עֵצָ֣ה	beetsah	`HR/Ncfsa`	by counsel	in counsel	1
`H6098-03`	עֲצָתָ֑יִ/ךְ	atsatayikhe	`HNcfpc/Sp2fs`	of your counsels	your counsels	1
`H6098-23`	וַ/עֲצָת֖/וֹ	vaatsato	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	and-its-counsel	and his counsel	1
`H6098-17`	לְ/עֵצָ֣ה	leetsah	`HR/Ncfsa`	to counsel	for counsel	1
`H6098-20`	עצת/ו	tstv	`HNcfsc/Sp3ms`	of his counsel	his counsel	1
`H6098-19`	מֵ/עֲצָתֽ/וֹ	meatsato	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	of his counsel	from his counsel	1
`H6098-25`	יֹעֲצֵ֣י	yoatsey	`HVqrmpc`	counselors of	counseling ones of	1

Occurrences in Scripture

90 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H6098-12`	Deuteronomy 32:28	עֵצ֖וֹת	etsot	`HNcfpa`	of counsel	counsels
`H6098-24`	Judges 20:7	וְ/עֵצָ֖ה	veetsah	`HC/Ncfsa`	and counsel	deliberated counsel
`H6098-01`	2 Samuel 15:31	עֲצַ֥ת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	the counsel	counsel of
`H6098-01`	2 Samuel 15:34	עֲצַ֥ת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	counsel	counsel of
`H6098-11`	2 Samuel 16:20	עֵצָ֖ה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	counsel	her counsel
`H6098-21`	2 Samuel 16:23	וַ/עֲצַ֣ת	vaatsat	`HC/Ncfsc`	and the counsel	and counsel-of
`H6098-01`	2 Samuel 16:23	עֲצַ֣ת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	counsel	counsel of
`H6098-13`	2 Samuel 17:7	הָ/עֵצָ֛ה	haetsah	`HTd/Ncfsa`	the counsel	the counsel
`H6098-01`	2 Samuel 17:14	עֲצַת֙	atsat	`HNcfsc`	the counsel of	counsel of
`H6098-18`	2 Samuel 17:14	מֵ/עֲצַ֖ת	meatsat	`HR/Ncfsc`	than the counsel of	from counsel of
`H6098-01`	2 Samuel 17:14	עֲצַ֤ת	atsat-2	`HNcfsc`	counsel of	counsel of
`H6098-06`	2 Samuel 17:23	עֲצָת/וֹ֒	atsato	`HNcfsc/Sp3ms`	his counsel	his counsel
`H6098-11`	1 Kings 1:12	עֵצָ֑ה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	counsel	her counsel
`H6098-01`	1 Kings 12:8	עֲצַ֥ת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	counsel	counsel of
`H6098-01`	1 Kings 12:13	עֲצַ֥ת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	advice	counsel of
`H6098-14`	1 Kings 12:14	כַּ/עֲצַ֤ת	kaatsat	`HR/Ncfsc`	according to the counsel of	according to counsel of
`H6098-11`	2 Kings 18:20	עֵצָ֥ה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	counsel	her counsel
`H6098-01`	Isaiah 5:19	עֲצַ֛ת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	the counsel	counsel of
`H6098-11`	Isaiah 8:10	עֵצָ֖ה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	a plan	her counsel
`H6098-11`	Isaiah 11:2	עֵצָה֙	etsah	`HNcfsa`	of counsel	her counsel
`H6098-13`	Isaiah 14:26	הָ/עֵצָ֥ה	haetsah	`HTd/Ncfsa`	is the counsel	the counsel
`H6098-11`	Isaiah 16:3	עֵצָה֙	etsah	`HNcfsa`	counsel	her counsel
`H6098-23`	Isaiah 19:3	וַ/עֲצָת֖/וֹ	vaatsato	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	and-its-counsel	and his counsel
`H6098-25`	Isaiah 19:11	יֹעֲצֵ֣י	yoatsey	`HVqrmpc`	counselors of	counseling ones of
`H6098-11`	Isaiah 19:11	עֵצָ֖ה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	counsel	her counsel
`H6098-01`	Isaiah 19:17	עֲצַת֙	atsat	`HNcfsc`	the counsel	counsel of
`H6098-12`	Isaiah 25:1	עֵצ֥וֹת	etsot	`HNcfpa`	plans	counsels
`H6098-11`	Isaiah 28:29	עֵצָ֔ה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	counsel	her counsel
`H6098-11`	Isaiah 29:15	עֵצָ֑ה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	counsel	her counsel
`H6098-11`	Isaiah 30:1	עֵצָה֙	etsah	`HNcfsa`	plan	her counsel
`H6098-11`	Isaiah 36:5	עֵצָ֥ה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	counsel	her counsel
`H6098-06`	Isaiah 40:13	עֲצָת֖/וֹ	atsato	`HNcfsc/Sp3ms`	of his counsel	his counsel
`H6098-21`	Isaiah 44:26	וַ/עֲצַ֥ת	vaatsat	`HC/Ncfsc`	and the counsel	and counsel-of
`H6098-05`	Isaiah 46:10	עֲצָתִ֣/י	atsati	`HNcfsc/Sp1cs`	my counsel	my counsel
`H6098-20`	Isaiah 46:11	עצת/ו	tstv	`HNcfsc/Sp3ms`	of his counsel	his counsel
`H6098-05`	Isaiah 46:11	עֲצָתִ֑/י	atsati	`HNcfsc/Sp1cs`	My counsel	my counsel
`H6098-03`	Isaiah 47:13	עֲצָתָ֑יִ/ךְ	atsatayikhe	`HNcfpc/Sp2fs`	of your counsels	your counsels
`H6098-24`	Jeremiah 18:18	וְ/עֵצָה֙	veetsah	`HC/Ncfsa`	nor counsel	deliberated counsel
`H6098-02`	Jeremiah 18:23	עֲצָתָ֤/ם	atsatam	`HNcfsc/Sp3mp`	their counsel	their counsel
`H6098-01`	Jeremiah 19:7	עֲצַ֨ת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	counsel	counsel of
`H6098-13`	Jeremiah 32:19	הָֽ/עֵצָ֔ה	haetsah	`HTd/Ncfsa`	in counsel	the counsel
`H6098-11`	Jeremiah 49:7	עֵצָה֙	etsah	`HNcfsa`	counsel	her counsel
`H6098-01`	Jeremiah 49:20	עֲצַת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	the counsel	counsel of
`H6098-11`	Jeremiah 49:30	עֵצָ֔ה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	a plan	her counsel
`H6098-01`	Jeremiah 50:45	עֲצַת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	the counsel of	counsel of
`H6098-24`	Ezekiel 7:26	וְ/עֵצָ֖ה	veetsah	`HC/Ncfsa`	and counsel	deliberated counsel
`H6098-01`	Ezekiel 11:2	עֲצַת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	counsel	counsel of
`H6098-19`	Hosea 10:6	מֵ/עֲצָתֽ/וֹ	meatsato	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	of his counsel	from his counsel
`H6098-06`	Micah 4:12	עֲצָת֑/וֹ	atsato	`HNcfsc/Sp3ms`	his counsel	his counsel
`H6098-21`	Zechariah 6:13	וַ/עֲצַ֣ת	vaatsat	`HC/Ncfsc`	and counsel	and counsel-of
`H6098-07`	Psalms 1:1	בַּ/עֲצַ֪ת	baatsat	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the counsel	in counsel-of
`H6098-12`	Psalms 13:3	עֵצ֡וֹת	etsot	`HNcfpa`	counsel	counsels
`H6098-01`	Psalms 14:6	עֲצַת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	counsel	counsel of
`H6098-04`	Psalms 20:5	עֲצָתְ/ךָ֥	atsatekha	`HNcfsc/Sp2ms`	your counsel	your counsel
`H6098-01`	Psalms 33:10	עֲצַת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	counsel-of	counsel of
`H6098-01`	Psalms 33:11	עֲצַ֣ת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	counsel	counsel of
`H6098-09`	Psalms 73:24	בַּ/עֲצָתְ/ךָ֥	baatsatekha	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms`	with your counsel	in your counsel
`H6098-16`	Psalms 106:13	לַ/עֲצָתֽ/וֹ	laatsato	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	for His counsel	for his counsel
`H6098-22`	Psalms 106:43	בַ/עֲצָתָ֑/ם	vaatsatam	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp`	in their counsel	in their counsel
`H6098-21`	Psalms 107:11	וַ/עֲצַ֖ת	vaatsat	`HC/Ncfsc`	and counsel	and counsel-of
`H6098-05`	Psalms 119:24	עֲצָתִֽ/י	atsati	`HNcfsc/Sp1cs`	my counsel	my counsel
`H6098-05`	Proverbs 1:25	עֲצָתִ֑/י	atsati	`HNcfsc/Sp1cs`	my-counsel	my counsel
`H6098-15`	Proverbs 1:30	לַ/עֲצָתִ֑/י	laatsati	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs`	to-my-counsel	to my counsel
`H6098-11`	Proverbs 8:14	עֵ֭צָה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	counsel	her counsel
`H6098-17`	Proverbs 12:15	לְ/עֵצָ֣ה	leetsah	`HR/Ncfsa`	to counsel	for counsel
`H6098-11`	Proverbs 19:20	עֵ֭צָה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	to counsel	her counsel
`H6098-21`	Proverbs 19:21	וַ/עֲצַ֥ת	vaatsat	`HC/Ncfsc`	but the counsel	and counsel-of
`H6098-11`	Proverbs 20:5	עֵצָ֣ה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	Counsel	her counsel
`H6098-10`	Proverbs 20:18	בְּ/עֵצָ֣ה	beetsah	`HR/Ncfsa`	by counsel	in counsel
`H6098-11`	Proverbs 21:30	עֵ֝צָ֗ה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	counsel	her counsel
`H6098-18`	Proverbs 27:9	מֵֽ/עֲצַת	meatsat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from-counsel	from counsel of
`H6098-21`	Job 5:13	וַ/עֲצַ֖ת	vaatsat	`HC/Ncfsc`	and the counsel	and counsel-of
`H6098-01`	Job 10:3	עֲצַ֖ת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	counsel	counsel of
`H6098-11`	Job 12:13	עֵצָ֥ה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	counsel	her counsel
`H6098-06`	Job 18:7	עֲצָתֽ/וֹ	atsato	`HNcfsc/Sp3ms`	his own counsel	his counsel
`H6098-01`	Job 21:16	עֲצַ֥ת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	counsel	counsel of
`H6098-21`	Job 22:18	וַ/עֲצַ֥ת	vaatsat	`HC/Ncfsc`	and counsel	and counsel-of
`H6098-05`	Job 29:21	עֲצָתִֽ/י	atsati	`HNcfsc/Sp1cs`	my counsel	my counsel
`H6098-11`	Job 38:2	עֵצָ֥ה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	counsel	her counsel
`H6098-11`	Job 42:3	עֵצָ֗ה	etsah	`HNcfsa`	counsel	her counsel
`H6098-02`	Ezra 4:5	עֲצָתָ֑/ם	atsatam	`HNcfsc/Sp3mp`	their plan	their counsel
`H6098-07`	Ezra 10:3	בַּ/עֲצַ֣ת	baatsat	`HR/Ncfsc`	according to the counsel	in counsel-of
`H6098-14`	Ezra 10:8	כַּ/עֲצַ֤ת	kaatsat	`HR/Ncfsc`	according to the counsel of	according to counsel of
`H6098-02`	Nehemiah 4:9	עֲצָתָ֑/ם	atsatam	`HNcfsc/Sp3mp`	their counsel	their counsel
`H6098-24`	1 Chronicles 12:20	בְ/עֵצָ֗ה	veetsah	`HR/Ncfsa`	on counsel	deliberated counsel
`H6098-01`	2 Chronicles 10:8	עֲצַ֥ת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	counsel	counsel of
`H6098-01`	2 Chronicles 10:13	עֲצַ֥ת	atsat	`HNcfsc`	the counsel	counsel of
`H6098-14`	2 Chronicles 10:14	כַּ/עֲצַ֤ת	kaatsat	`HR/Ncfsc`	according to the counsel	according to counsel of
`H6098-08`	2 Chronicles 22:5	בַּ/עֲצָתָ/ם֮	baatsatam	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp`	their counsel	in their counsel
`H6098-15`	2 Chronicles 25:16	לַ/עֲצָתִֽ/י	laatsati	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs`	to my counsel	to my counsel

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