Lexical Definition

‎תַּחְבֻּלָה‎ tachbulâh (takh-boo-law') counsel ^H:N-F
or תַּחְבּוּלָה tachbûwlâh (takh-boo-law'); from ‎חָבַל‎ as denominative from ‎חֶבֶל‎

good advice, (wise) counsels.

• (only in plural) properly, steerage (as a management of ropes), i.e. (figuratively) guidance or (by implication) a plan

1) direction, counsel, guidance, good advice, (wise) counsel
1a) direction, guidance
1b) counsel
1b1) good or wise counsel
1b2) of the wicked

See Greek: βούλημα · κυβέρνησις

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎תַּחְבֻּלָה‎] noun feminine direction, counsel (probably originally of rope-pulling, i.e. steering, directing a ship, see ‎חֹבֵּל‎, so Thes; see De Prov 1:5); — only plural and only Wisdom Literature. ‎תַּחְבֻּלוֺת‎ absolute Prov 1:5 + 3 t.; construct Prov 12:5 suffix ‎תַּחבּוּלֹת֯ו‎ Job 37:12 — direction, guidance (i.e. by God) Job 37:12 (of thunder cloud); counsels of wicked (‎רשׁעים‎) Prov 12:5 (opposed to ‎מַחְשְׁבוֺת צדיקים‎); generally good, wise counsels Prov 1:5; Prov 11:14 (|| ‎רֹב יועֵץ‎), Prov 24:6 (|| id.); Prov 20:18 (|| ‎עֵצָה‎).

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