H6098 - עֵצָה (ʻêtsâh)

H6098 עֵצָה (ʻêtsâh) ay-tsaw'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

counsel

Strong's Definition

advice; by implication, plan; also prudence

Derivation: from H3289 (יָעַץ);

KJV Usage: advice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.

TWOT Reference: 887a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) counsel, advice, purpose

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1012 G1013 G2041 G5609

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

counsel, advice, purpose

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עֵצָה ‛êtsâh BDB Definition: 1) counsel, advice, purpose Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H3289 Same Word by TWOT Number: 887a Total KJV Occurrences: 88

Bible Occurrences (85)

32:28

20:7

15:31 15:34 16:20 16:23 17:7 17:14 17:23

1:12 12:8 12:13 12:14

18:20

12:19

10:8 10:13 10:14 22:5 25:16

4:5 10:3 10:8

4:15

5:13 10:3 12:13 18:7 21:16 22:18 29:21 38:2 42:3

1:1 13:2 14:6 20:4 33:10 33:11 73:24 106:13 106:43 107:11 119:24

1:25 1:30 8:14 12:15 19:20 19:21 20:5 20:18 21:30 27:9

5:19 8:10 11:2 14:26 16:3 19:3 19:11 19:17 25:1 28:29 29:15 30:1 36:5 40:13 44:26 46:10 46:11 47:13

18:18 18:23 19:7 32:19 49:7 49:20 49:30 50:45

7:26 11:2

10:6

4:12

6:13

Deuteronomy 32:28

Israel is a nation devoid of counsel, with no understanding among them.

Judges 20:7

Behold, all you Israelites..., give your advice and verdict here and now.

2 Samuel 15:31

Now someone told David: Ahithophel [is] among the conspirators with Absalom. So David pleaded, O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!

2 Samuel 15:34

But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.

2 Samuel 16:20

Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give me counsel. What should we do?

2 Samuel 16:23

Now in those days the advice of Ahithophel was like the consultation of the word of God. Such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.

2 Samuel 17:7

Hushai replied -, This time the advice of Ahithophel... is not sound.

2 Samuel 17:14

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The advice of Hushai the Archite [is] better than [that] of Ahithophel. For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring... disaster on Absalom.