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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 a nation lost to counsels are they, And there is no understanding in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:7 - lo, ye are all sons of Israel; give for you a word and counsel here.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:31 - and David declared, saying, 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom;' and David saith, 'Make foolish, I pray Thee, the counsel of Ahithophel, O Jehovah.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:34 - and if to the city thou dost turn back, and hast said to Absalom, Thy servant I am, O king; servant of thy father I am also hitherto, and now, I am also thy servant; then thou hast made void for me the counsel of Ahithophel;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:20 - And Absalom saith unto Ahithophel, 'Give for you counsel what we do.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:23 - And the counsel of Ahithophel which he counselled in those days is as when one inquireth at the word of God; so is all the counsel of Ahithophel both to David and to Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:7 - And Hushai saith unto Absalom, 'Not good is the counsel that Ahithophel hath counselled at this time.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:14 - And Absalom saith -- and all the men of Israel -- 'Better is the counsel of Hushai the Archite than the counsel of Ahithophel;' and Jehovah willed to make void the good counsel of Ahithophel for the sake of Jehovah's bringing unto Absalom the evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:23 - And Ahithophel hath seen that his counsel was not done, and he saddleth the ass, and riseth and goeth unto his house, unto his city, and giveth charge unto his household, and strangleth himself, and dieth, and he is buried in the burying-place of his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:12 - and now, come, let me counsel thee, I pray thee, and deliver thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:8 - And he forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him, and consulteth with the lads who have grown up with him, who are standing before him;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:13 - And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:14 - and speaketh unto them, according to the counsel of the lads, saying, 'My father made your yoke heavy, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- I chastise you with scorpions;'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:20 - Thou hast said: Only a word of the lips! counsel and might are for battle; now, on whom hast thou trusted that thou hast rebelled against me?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:19 - And of Manasseh there have fallen unto David in his coming with the Philistines against Israel to battle -- and they helped them not, for by counsel the princes of the Philistines sent him away, saying, 'With our heads he doth fall unto his master Saul.' --

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:8 - And he forsaketh the counsel of the aged men that they counselled him, and consulteth with the lads who have grown up with him, those standing before him,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:13 - And the king answereth them sharply, and king Rehoboam forsaketh the counsel of the aged men,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:14 - and speaketh unto them according to the counsel of the lads, saying, 'My father made your yoke heavy, and I -- I add unto it; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- with scorpions.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:5 - Also, in their counsel he hath walked, and goeth with Jehoram son of Ahab king of Israel to battle against Hazael king of Aram, in Ramoth-Gilead, and they of Ramah smite Joram;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:16 - And it cometh to pass, in his speaking unto him, that he saith to him, 'For a counsellor to the king have we appointed thee? cease for thee; why do they smite thee?' And the prophet ceaseth, and saith, 'I have known that God hath counselled to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:5 - and are hiring against them counsellors to make void their counsel all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even till the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:3 - and now, let us make a covenant with our God, to cause all the women to go out, and that which is born of them, by the counsel of the Lord, and of those trembling at the command of our God, and according to law it is done;

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:8 - and every one who cometh not in by the third day, according to the counsel of the heads and of the elders, all his substance is devoted, and himself separated from the assembly of the removal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:15 - And it cometh to pass, when our enemies have heard that it hath been known to us, and God doth frustrate their counsel, and we turn back, all of us, unto the wall, each unto his work;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:13 - Capturing the wise in their subtilty, And the counsel of wrestling ones was hastened,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:3 - Is it good for Thee that Thou dost oppress? That Thou despisest the labour of Thy hands, And on the counsel of the wicked hast shone?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:13 - With Him are wisdom and might, To him are counsel and understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:7 - Straitened are the steps of his strength, And cast him down doth his own counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:16 - Lo, not in their hand is their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:18 - And he hath filled their houses with good: (And the counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:21 - To me they have hearkened, Yea, they wait, and are silent for my counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:2 - Who is this -- darkening counsel, By words without knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:3 - 'Who is this, hiding counsel without knowledge?' Therefore, I have declared, and understand not, Too wonderful for me, and I know not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:1 - O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:2 - Till when do I set counsels in my soul? Sorrow in my heart daily? Till when is mine enemy exalted over me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:6 - The counsel of the poor ye cause to stink, Because Jehovah is his refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:4 - He doth give to thee according to thy heart, And all thy counsel doth fulfil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:10 - Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:11 - The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:24 - With Thy counsel Thou dost lead me, And after honour dost receive me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:13 - They have hasted -- forgotten His works, They have not waited for His counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:43 - Many times He doth deliver them, And they rebel in their counsel, And they are brought low in their iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:11 - Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:24 - Thy testimonies also are my delight, The men of my counsel!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:25 - And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:30 - They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14 - Mine is counsel and substance, I am understanding, I have might.

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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, And whoso is hearkening to counsel is wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:20 - Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:21 - Many are the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.

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