What does יָעַץ · עֵצָה mean in the Bible?
יָעַץ · עֵצָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to plan, counsel, purpose / counsel".
Hebrew · H3289, H6098
יָעַץ / עֵצָה
To advise ; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve · advice ; by implication, plan ; also prudence
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יָעַץH3289to advise ; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
Pronunciationyāʿaṣ
Counsel that shapes decisions: advising others or deliberating internally to determine a course of action.
Open lexicon entry →עֵצָהH6098advice ; by implication, plan ; also prudence
Pronunciation‘ăṣaṯ
Counsel as both human advice and God's sovereign plan; carries weight of deliberative wisdom and intention
Open lexicon entry →What does יָעַץ / עֵצָה (yāʿaṣ / ʿēṣâ) mean in the Bible?
יָעַץ · עֵצָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to plan, counsel, purpose / counsel".
Full entry for יָעַץ / עֵצָה (H3289, H6098) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3289, H6098?
H3289, H6098 is connected to 169 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to plan, counsel, purpose / counsel
Source Gloss
to plan, counsel, purpose / counsel
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms45
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense36×
Perfect2Chr 25:16 · 2Sam 16:23 · 2Sam 17:7 · 2Sam 17:15 · 2Sam 17:21 · Isa 7:5 · Isa 14:27 · Isa 19:12 · Isa 23:8 · Isa 32:7 · Isa 32:8 · Jer 49:20 · Jer 49:30 · Jer 50:45 · Mic 6:5 · 2Sam 17:1121×
Participle active1Chr 26:14 · 1Chr 27:32 · 1Chr 27:33 · 2Chr 22:4 · 2Sam 15:12 · Ezra 4:5 · Isa 9:5 · Isa 19:17 · Isa 41:28 · Job 12:17 · Nah 1:11 · Prov 11:14 · Prov 15:22 · Prov 24:614×
CohortativePs 32:81×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action9×
Participle active1Kgs 12:6 · 1Kgs 12:9 · 2Chr 10:6 · 2Chr 10:9 · Prov 13:105×
PerfectPs 71:10 · Ps 83:6 · Isa 40:143×
ImperfectIsa 45:211×
Word Origins
יָעַץ / עֵצָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.