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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 2 / 2 (Pro 20:5–Zec 6:13)

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:5 - A plan H6098 in the heart of a man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding draws it out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:18 - Prepare plans by consultation, H6098
And make war by wise guidance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:30 - There is no wisdom and no understanding
And no counsel H6098 against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:9 - Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
So a [fn]man’s counsel H6098 is sweet to his friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:19 - Who say, “Let Him make speed, let Him hasten His work, that we may see it;
And let the purpose H6098 of the Holy One of Israel draw near
And come to pass, that we may know it!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:10 - “Devise a plan, H6098 but it will be thwarted;
State a [fn]proposal, but it will not stand,
For [fn]God is with us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:2 - The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him,
The spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The spirit of counsel H6098 and strength,
The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:26 - “This is the plan H6098 [fn]devised against the whole earth; and this is the hand that is stretched out against all the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:3 - “[fn]Give us advice, H6098 make a decision;
[fn]Cast your shadow like night [fn]at high noon;
Hide the outcasts, do not betray the fugitive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:3 - “Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be demoralized within them;
And I will confound their strategy, H6098
So that they will resort to idols and ghosts of the dead
And to [fn]mediums and spiritists.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:11 - The princes of [fn]Zoan are mere fools;
The advice H6098 of Pharaoh’s wisest advisers has become [fn]stupid.
How can you men say to Pharaoh,
“I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings”?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:17 - The land of Judah will become a [fn]terror to Egypt; everyone [fn]to whom it is mentioned will be in dread of it, because of the purpose H6098 of the LORD of hosts which He is purposing against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:1 - O LORD, You are my God;
I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name;
For You have worked wonders,
Plans H6098 formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:29 - This also comes from the LORD of hosts,
Who has made His counsel H6098 wonderful and His wisdom great.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:15 - Woe to those who deeply hide their [fn]plans H6098 from the LORD,
And whose deeds are done in a dark place,
And they say, “Who sees us?” or “Who knows us?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:1 - “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD,
“Who execute a plan, H6098 but not Mine,
And [fn]make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,
In order to add sin to sin;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:5 - “I say, ‘Your counsel H6098 and strength for the war are only [fn]empty words.’ Now on whom do you rely, that you have rebelled against me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:13 - Who has [fn]directed the Spirit of the LORD,
Or as His counselor H6098 has informed Him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:26 - Confirming the word of His servant
And [fn]performing the purpose H6098 of His messengers.
It is I who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited!’
And of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built.’
And I will raise up her ruins again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:10 - Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things which have not been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose H6098 will be established,
And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:11 - Calling a bird of prey from the east,
The man of [fn]My purpose H6098 from a far country.
Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass.
I have planned it, surely I will do it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:13 - “You are wearied with your many counsels; H6098
Let now the astrologers,
Those who prophesy by the stars,
Those who predict by the new moons,
Stand up and save you from what will come upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:18 - Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest, nor counsel H6098 to the sage, nor the divine word to the prophet! Come on and let us strike at him with our tongue, and let us give no heed to any of his words.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:23 - Yet You, O LORD, know
All their [fn]deadly designs H6098 against me;
Do not [fn]forgive their iniquity
Or blot out their sin from Your sight.
But may they be [fn]overthrown before You;
Deal with them in the time of Your anger!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:7 - “I will make void the counsel H6098 of Judah and Jerusalem in this place, and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies and by the hand of those who seek their life; and I will give over their carcasses as food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:19 - great in counsel H6098 and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:7 - Concerning Edom.
Thus says the LORD of hosts,
“Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman?
Has good counsel H6098 been lost to the prudent?
Has their wisdom decayed?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:20 - Therefore hear the plan H6098 of the LORD which He has planned against Edom, and His purposes which He has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their [fn]pasture desolate because of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:30 - “Run away, flee! Dwell in the depths,
O inhabitants of Hazor,” declares the LORD;
“For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has formed a plan H6098 against you
And devised a scheme against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:45 - Therefore hear the plan H6098 of the LORD which He has planned against Babylon, and His purposes which He has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their [fn]pasture desolate because of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:26 - ‘Disaster will come upon disaster and rumor will be added to rumor; then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but the law will be lost from the priest and counsel H6098 from the elders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:2 - He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give evil advice H6098 in this city,

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:6 - The thing itself will be carried to Assyria
As tribute to [fn]King Jareb;
Ephraim will [fn]be seized with shame
And Israel will be ashamed of its own counsel. H6098

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:12 - “But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD,
And they do not understand His purpose; H6098
For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:13 - “Yes, it is He who will build the temple of the LORD, and He who will bear the honor and sit and rule on His throne. Thus, He will be a priest on His throne, and the counsel H6098 of peace will be between the two [fn]offices.”’

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