Lexical Definition

‎עֵצָה‎ ʻêtsâh (ay-tsaw') counsel ^H:N-F
from ‎יָעַץ‎

advice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.

• advice
• by implication, plan
• also prudence

1) counsel, advice, purpose

See Greek: βουλή · βούλημα · ἔργον · ὠόν

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עֵצָה‎ noun feminine counsel, advice (= ‎(יְ)עֵצָה‎) — ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Judg 20:7 + 28 t.; construct ‎עֲצַת‎ Isa 5:19 + 33 t.; suffix ‎עֲצָתִי‎ Prov 1:25 + 5 t. (+ Isa 46:11 Qr; Kt ‎עצתו‎ better); ‎עֲצָֽתְךָ‎ Ps 20:5*; Ps 73:24 ‎עֲצָתוֺ‎ Hos 10:6 + 7 t. (including Isa 46:10 Kt see supr); ‎עֲצָתָם‎ Jer 18:23 + 4 t.; plural ‎עֵצוֺת‎ Deut 32:28 + 2 t.; ‎עֲצָתָ֑יִךְ‎ Isa 47:13 — counsel, advice 2Sam 15:31; 2Sam 15:34; 2Sam 16:23 (twice in verse); 2Sam 17:14 (3 t. in verse); 2Sam 17:23; 1Kgs 12:8; 1Kgs 12:13; 1Kgs 12:14 = 2Chr 10:8; 2Chr 10:13; 2Chr 25:16; Ezra 10:3 (where read ‎אֲדֹנִי‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Reuss Ry), vEzra 10:8; Job 29:21 political consultation Isa 47:13 as accusative of congnate meaning with verb 2Sam 17:7; 1Kgs 1:12; Isa 8:10; Ezek 11:2 (‎עצתרָֿע‎, || ‎אָוֶן‎); with ‎הָב֫וּ‎ give counsel Judg 20:7; 2Sam 16:20 ‎׳‎‎חֵבִיא ע‎ Isa 16:3 ‎׳‎‎עשׂה ע‎ Isa 30:1 ‎אָשִׁית עֵצוֺת בְּנַפְשִׁי‎ Ps 13:3* = design, purpose Ezra 4:5; Neh 4:9*; 1Chr 12:20* (Baer), Ps 14:6; Ps 20:5*; Jer 18:23 (followed by ‎עַל‎ = against), Jer 49:30 (|| ‎מַחֲשָׁבָה‎); ‎עֲצַתגּֿוֺיִם‎ Ps 33:10 suitable counsel for war (= generalship) 2Kgs 18:20 = Isa 36:5 (compare Prov 20:18 below); also ‎עֲצַת שָׁלוֺם‎ Zech 6:13 counsel of peace; practical wisdom, sagacity Isa 19:3, compare vIsa 19:11, Jer 19:7; Deut 32:28 (|| ‎תְּבוּנָה‎), Hos 10:6. Especially in Wisdom Literature and prophets; counsel = good counsle, wisdom Job 38:2; Job 42:3; Prov 12:15; Prov 20:5 (its seat ‎בְּלֶבאִֿישׁ‎); || ‎תּוּשִׁיָּה‎ Prov 8:14; Isa 28:29 (of ‎׳‎‎י‎); || ‎חָכְמָה‎ Jer 49:7 || ‎חָכְמָה‎ and ‎תְּבוּנָה‎ Job 12:13; Prov 21:30 || ‎מוּסָר‎ Prov 19:20 || ‎תַּחְבֻּלוֺת‎ Prov 20:18 (compare Isa 36:5 above); ‎נִפְתָּלִים‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Job 5:13 ‎וּגְבוּרָה‎ ‎׳‎‎רוּחַ ע‎ Isa 11:2 (|| ‎חָכְמָה וּבָינָה‎ ‎׳‎‎ר‎); hearty counsel ‎נֶפֶשׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Prov 27:9 counsel of wisdom, when wisdom is personified Prov 1:25; Prov 1:30 (|| ‎תּוֺכַחַת‎); in bad sense ‎רשׁעים‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Job 10:3; Job 21:16; Job 22:18; Ps 1:1, compare Job 18:7; Ps 106:43; Isa 29:15 of plan of ‎׳‎‎י‎; ‎׳‎‎י‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Ps 33:11; Prov 19:21; Isa 19:17; Isa 14:26 (‎הַיִעוּצָה‎ ‎׳‎‎הע‎), Isa 25:1; Isa 46:10; Isa 46:11 ‎קדושׁ ישׂראל‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Isa 5:19 also Mic 4:12; Jer 32:19 (‎גְּדֹל הָעֵצָה‎), Jer 49:20; Jer 50:45; Ps 106:13 ‎עֶלְיוֺן‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Ps 107:11 instruction, guiding wisdom of ‎׳‎‎י‎ Ps 73:24 ‎אִישׁעֲֿצָתוֺ‎ i.e. counsellor of ‎׳‎‎י‎ Isa 40:13 in figure ‎אַנְשֵׁי עֲצָתִי‎ Ps 119:24 = my counsellors, said of testimonies of God; = prophecy, ‎מלאכיו‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Isa 44:26 (|| ‎דְּבַר עַבְדּוֺ‎); ‎מִזְּקֵנִים‎ ‎׳‎‎תִּאֹבַד ע‎ Ezek 7:26 (compare 1Kgs 12:8 || ‎חָזוֺן‎, ‎תּוֺרָה‎), ‎מֵחָכָם‎ Jer 18:18 (|| ‎דָּבָר‎, ‎תּוֺרָה‎).

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