Hebrew · H6098

עֵצָה

Advice ; by implication, plan ; also prudence

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עֵצָה H6098

Pronunciation ‘ăṣaṯ

What does עֵצָה (‘ăṣaṯ) mean in the Bible?

עֵצָה (‘ăṣaṯ): Counsel as both human advice and God's sovereign plan; carries weight of deliberative wisdom and intention

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What does עֵצָה (‘ăṣaṯ) mean in the Bible?

עֵצָה (‘ăṣaṯ): Counsel as both human advice and God's sovereign plan; carries weight of deliberative wisdom and intention

How does the BSB render H6098?

The BSB source-word alignment has 89 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include counsel (8), the advice (7), the plans (6), my counsel (4), the counsel (4).

Where does עֵצָה (‘ăṣaṯ) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (19), Psalms (11), 2 Samuel (10), Proverbs (10).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

counsel 8× 2 Samuel 16:20, 2 Samuel 17:14, Job 12:13, Proverbs 8:14

the advice 7× 2 Samuel 16:23, 2 Samuel 17:7, 2 Samuel 17:14, 1 Kings 12:8

the plans 6× Job 5:13, Psalms 14:6, Psalms 33:10, Jeremiah 19:7

my counsel 4× Job 29:21, Job 38:2, Job 42:3, Proverbs 1:25

the counsel 4× 2 Samuel 15:34, Psalms 33:11, Psalms 107:11, Isaiah 44:26

a plan 3× Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 30:1, Jeremiah 49:30

their plans 3× Ezra 4:5, Isaiah 19:3, Isaiah 29:15

according to the counsel 2× Ezra 10:3, Ezra 10:8

advice 2× 2 Samuel 16:23, Isaiah 19:11

counselors 2× Isaiah 19:11, Isaiah 47:13

from the counsel 2× Job 21:16, Job 22:18

had advised 2× 1 Kings 12:14, 2 Chronicles 10:14

in counsel 2× Isaiah 28:29, Jeremiah 32:19

of counsel 2× Deuteronomy 32:28, Isaiah 11:2

to counsel 2× Proverbs 12:15, Proverbs 19:20

. . . 1× Psalms 13:2

[as] His counselor 1× Isaiah 40:13

[they are] my 1× Psalms 119:24

[to have] a strategy 1× 2 Kings 18:20

a strategy 1× Isaiah 36:5

and his own schemes 1× Job 18:7

and the counsel 1× Proverbs 27:9

and verdict 1× Judges 20:7

as will counsel 1× Ezekiel 7:26

but the purpose 1× Proverbs 19:21

by consultation 1× Proverbs 20:18

consulted 1× 1 Chronicles 12:19

for His counsel 1× Psalms 106:13

for My purpose 1× Isaiah 46:11

Has counsel 1× Jeremiah 49:7

has planned 1× Isaiah 19:17

his advice 1× 2 Samuel 17:23

His plan 1× Micah 4:12

in the counsel 1× Psalms 1:1

is the plan 1× Isaiah 14:26

Let the plan 1× Isaiah 5:19

my advice 1× 2 Chronicles 25:16

My purpose 1× Isaiah 46:10

nor counsel 1× Jeremiah 18:18

of its wooden idols 1× Hosea 10:6

of my counsel 1× Proverbs 1:30

of their scheme 1× Nehemiah 4:15

on rebellion 1× Psalms 106:43

plans 1× Isaiah 25:1

plans {succeed} 1× Psalms 20:4

plots 1× Jeremiah 18:23

than [that] 1× 2 Samuel 17:14

The intentions 1× Proverbs 20:5

the schemes 1× Job 10:3

their counsel 1× 2 Chronicles 22:5

turn the counsel 1× 2 Samuel 15:31

with Your counsel 1× Psalms 73:24

you 1× 1 Kings 1:12

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First aligned row Deuteronomy 32:28

Aligned rows 89

Books represented 18

Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 2 Samuel 10 1 Kings 4 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 5 Ezra 3 Nehemiah 1 Job 9 Psalms 11 Proverbs 10 Isaiah 19 Jeremiah 8 Ezekiel 2 Hosea 1 Micah 1 Zechariah 1

Source forms

עֲצַ֥ת 7x ‘ă·ṣaṯ 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 1 Kings 12:8, 1 Kings 12:13

עֲצַת־ 5x ‘ă·ṣaṯ- Psalms 14:6, Psalms 33:10, Jeremiah 49:20, Jeremiah 50:45

עֵצָ֥ה 4x ‘ê·ṣāh 2 Kings 18:20, Job 12:13, Job 38:2, Isaiah 36:5

עֵצָה֙ 4x ‘ê·ṣāh Isaiah 11:2, Isaiah 16:3, Isaiah 30:1, Jeremiah 49:7

וַעֲצַ֥ת 3x wa·‘ă·ṣaṯ Job 22:18, Proverbs 19:21, Isaiah 44:26

כַּעֲצַ֤ת 3x ka·‘ă·ṣaṯ 1 Kings 12:14, 2 Chronicles 10:14, Ezra 10:8

עֵצָ֖ה 3x ‘ê·ṣāh 2 Samuel 16:20, Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 19:11

וְעֵצָ֖ה 2x wə·‘ê·ṣāh Judges 20:7, Ezekiel 7:26

Parsing patterns

Noun - feminine singular 23x Deuteronomy 32:28, 2 Samuel 16:20, 1 Kings 1:12, 2 Kings 18:20

Noun - feminine singular construct 20x 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 16:23, 2 Samuel 17:14

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 7x 2 Samuel 16:23, Job 5:13, Job 22:18, Psalms 107:11

Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 5x Job 29:21, Psalms 119:24, Proverbs 1:25, Isaiah 46:10

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 4x 2 Samuel 17:23, Job 18:7, Isaiah 40:13, Micah 4:12

Article | Noun - feminine singular 3x 2 Samuel 17:7, Isaiah 14:26, Jeremiah 32:19

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 3x Judges 20:7, Jeremiah 18:18, Ezekiel 7:26

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 3x Ezra 4:5, Nehemiah 4:15, Jeremiah 18:23

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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Where does עֵצָה (‘ăṣaṯ) appear in Scripture?

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