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Lexicon :: Strong's H6098 - ʿēṣâ

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עֵצָה
Transliteration
ʿēṣâ
Pronunciation
ay-tsaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 887a

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: עצה

Strong’s Definitions

עֵצָה ʻêtsâh, ay-tsaw'; from H3289; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence:—advice, advisement, counsel(-lor), purpose.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 88x

The KJV translates Strong's H6098 in the following manner: counsel (79x), counsels (2x), purpose (2x), advice (1x), counsellors (with H582) (1x), advisement (1x), counsel (with H3289) (1x), counsellor (with H376) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 88x
The KJV translates Strong's H6098 in the following manner: counsel (79x), counsels (2x), purpose (2x), advice (1x), counsellors (with H582) (1x), advisement (1x), counsel (with H3289) (1x), counsellor (with H376) (1x).

  1. counsel, advice, purpose

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֵצָה ʻêtsâh, ay-tsaw'; from H3289; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence:—advice, advisement, counsel(-lor), purpose.
STRONGS H6098: Abbreviations
עֵצָה noun feminine counsel, advice (= (יְ)עֵצָה) — ע׳ Judges 20:7 28 times; construct עֲצַת Isaiah 5:19 33 times; suffix עֲצָתִי Proverbs 1:25 5 times (+ Isaiah 46:11 Qr; Kt עצתו better); עֲצָֽתְךָ Psalm 20:5; Psalm 73:24; עֲצָתוֺ Hosea 10:6 7 times (including Isaiah 46:10 Kt see supr); עֲצָתָם Jeremiah 18:23 4 times; plural עֵצוֺת Deuteronomy 32:28 2 times; עֲצָתָ֑יִךְ Isaiah 47:13; — counsel, advice 2 Samuel 15:31,34; 2 Samuel 16:23 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 17:14 (3 times in verse); 2 Samuel 17:23; 1 Kings 12:8,13,14 2 Chronicles 10:8; 10:13; 10:14, 2 Chron 22:5; 25:16; Ezra 10:3 (where read אֲדֹנִי ע׳ Reuss Ry), Ezra 10:8; Job 29:21; political consultation Isaiah 47:13; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb 2 Samuel 17:7; 1 Kings 1:12; Isaiah 8:10; Ezekiel 11:2 (עצתרָֿע, || אָוֶן); with הָב֫וּ give counsel Judges 20:7; 2 Samuel 16:20; חֵבִיא ע׳ Isaiah 16:3; עשׂה ע׳ Isaiah 30:1; אָשִׁית עֵצוֺת בְּנַפְשִׁי Psalm 13:3; = design, purpose Ezra 4:5; Nehemiah 4:9; 1 Chronicles 12:20 (Baer), Psalm 14:6; Psalm 20:5; Jeremiah 18:23 (followed by עַל = against), Jeremiah 49:30 (|| מַחֲשָׁבָה); עֲצַתגּֿוֺיִם Psalm 33:10; suitable counsel for war (= generalship) 2 Kings 18:20 = Isaiah 36:5 (compare Proverbs 20:18 below); also עֲצַת שָׁלוֺם Zechariah 6:13 counsel of peace; practical wisdom, sagacity Isaiah 19:3, compare Isaiah 19:11, Jeremiah 19:7; Deuteronomy 32:28 (|| תְּבוּנָה), Hosea 10:6. Especially in Wisdom Literature and prophets; counsel = good counsle, wisdom Job 38:2; Job 42:3; Proverbs 12:15; Proverbs 20:5 (its seat בְּלֶבאִֿישׁ); || תּוּשִׁיָּה Proverbs 8:14; Isaiah 28:29 (of י׳); || חָכְמָה Jeremiah 49:7; || חָכְמָה and תְּבוּנָה Job 12:13; Proverbs 21:30; || מוּסָר Proverbs 19:20; || תַּחְבֻּלוֺת Proverbs 20:18 (compare Isaiah 36:5 above); נִפְתָּלִים ע׳ Job 5:13; וּגְבוּרָה רוּחַ ע׳ Isaiah 11:2 (|| חָכְמָה וּבָינָה ר׳); hearty counsel נֶפֶשׁ ע׳ Proverbs 27:9; counsel of wisdom, when wisdom is personified Proverbs 1:25,30 (|| תּוֺכַחַת); in bad sense רשׁעים ע׳ Job 10:3; Job 21:16; Job 22:18; Psalm 1:1, compare Job 18:7; Psalm 106:43; Isaiah 29:15; of plan of י׳; י׳ ע׳ Psalm 33:11; Proverbs 19:21; Isaiah 19:17; Isaiah 14:26 (הַיִעוּצָה הע׳), Isaiah 25:1; Isaiah 46:10,11; קדושׁ ישׂראל ע׳ Isaiah 5:19; also Micah 4:12; Jeremiah 32:19 (גְּדֹל הָעֵצָה), Jeremiah 49:20; Jeremiah 50:45; Psalm 106:13; עֶלְיוֺן ע׳ Psalm 107:11; instruction, guiding wisdom of י׳ Psalm 73:24; אִישׁעֲֿצָתוֺ i.e. counsellor of י׳ Isaiah 40:13; in figure אַנְשֵׁי עֲצָתִי Psalm 119:24 = my counsellors, said of testimonies of God; = prophecy, מלאכיו ע׳ Isaiah 44:26 (|| דְּבַר עַבְדּוֺ); מִזְּקֵנִים תִּאֹבַד ע׳ Ezekiel 7:26 (compare 1 Kings 12:8; || חָזוֺן, תּוֺרָה), מֵחָכָם Jeremiah 18:18 (|| דָּבָר, תּוֺרָה).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

32:28; 32:28

Judges

20:7; 20:7

2 Samuel

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

1 Kings

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

2 Kings

18:20

1 Chronicles

12:20

2 Chronicles

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

Ezra

4:5; 10:3; 10:8

Nehemiah

4:9

Job

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

Psalms

1:1; 13:3; 14:6; 20:5; 20:5; 33:10; 33:11; 73:24; 73:24; 106:13; 106:43; 107:11; 119:24

Proverbs

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

Isaiah

5:19; 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; 36:5; 40:13; 44:26; 46:10; 46:10; 46:11; 46:11; 47:13; 47:13

Jeremiah

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

Ezekiel

7:26; 11:2

Hosea

10:6; 10:6

Micah

4:12

Zechariah

6:13

H6098

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Strong's Number H6098 matches the Hebrew עֵצָה (ʿēṣâ),
which occurs 90 times in 85 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Deu 32:28–Pro 19:21)

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:28 - “For they are a nation void of counsel,
and there is no understanding in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:7 - Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:31 - And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:34 - But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father’s servant in time past, so now I will be your servant,’ then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:20 - Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your counsel. What shall we do?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:23 - Now in those days the counsel that Ahithophel gave was as if one consulted the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel esteemed, both by David and by Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:7 - Then Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:14 - And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had ordained[fn] to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the LORD might bring harm upon Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:23 - When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to his own city. He set his house in order and hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:12 - Now therefore come, let me give you advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:8 - But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:13 - And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel that the old men had given him,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:14 - he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:20 - Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war? In whom do you now trust, that you have rebelled against me?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:19 - Some of the men of Manasseh deserted to David when he came with the Philistines for the battle against Saul. (Yet he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away, saying, “At peril to our heads he will desert to his master Saul.”)

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:8 - But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:13 - And the king answered them harshly; and forsaking the counsel of the old men,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:14 - King Rehoboam spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:5 - He even followed their counsel and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to make war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead. And the Syrians wounded Joram,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:16 - But as he was speaking, the king said to him, “Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:5 - and bribed counselors against them to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:3 - Therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord[fn] and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God, and let it be done according to the Law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:8 - and that if anyone did not come within three days, by order of the officials and the elders all his property should be forfeited, and he himself banned from the congregation of the exiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:15 - When our enemies heard that it was known to us and that God had frustrated their plan, we all returned to the wall, each to his work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:13 - He catches the wise in their own craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:3 - Does it seem good to you to oppress,
to despise the work of your hands
and favor the designs of the wicked?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:13 - “With God[fn] are wisdom and might;
he has counsel and understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:7 - His strong steps are shortened,
and his own schemes throw him down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:16 - Behold, is not their prosperity in their hand?
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:18 - Yet he filled their houses with good things—
but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:21 - “Men listened to me and waited
and kept silence for my counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:2 - “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:3 - ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:1 - Blessed is the man[fn]
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:2 - How long must I take counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:6 - You would shame the plans of the poor,
but[fn] the LORD is his refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:4 - May he grant you your heart’s desire
and fulfill all your plans!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:10 - The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:11 - The counsel of the LORD stands forever,
the plans of his heart to all generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:24 - You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will receive me to glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:13 - But they soon forgot his works;
they did not wait for his counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:43 - Many times he delivered them,
but they were rebellious in their purposes
and were brought low through their iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:11 - for they had rebelled against the words of God,
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:24 - Your testimonies are my delight;
they are my counselors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:25 - because you have ignored all my counsel
and would have none of my reproof,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:30 - would have none of my counsel
and despised all my reproof,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14 - I have counsel and sound wisdom;
I have insight; I have strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:15 - The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but a wise man listens to advice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:20 - Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom in the future.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:21 - Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.

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