Hebrew · H6098, G1012 · unreviewed

Etsah

Advice ; by implication, plan ; also prudence · plan

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עֵצָה H6098 advice ; by implication, plan ; also prudence
Pronunciation ‘ăṣaṯ
Counsel as both human advice and God's sovereign plan; carries weight of deliberative wisdom and intention
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βουλή G1012 plan
Pronunciation boulḗ
Deliberate counsel or purpose, often divine; implies reasoned determination rather than mere will.
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What does etsah (etsah) mean in the Bible?

עֵצָה · βουλή is a Hebrew word meaning "counsel, advice, plan".

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Meaning

counsel, advice, plan
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Participle active Isa 19:11
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Participle 1
Stem
Qal 1

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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