עֵצָה etsah

Hebrew word for “counsel” · Strong’s H6098 · used 89 times in 85 verses

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Meaning

counsel, advice, purpose

How it is translated

Glosses given for etsah in context, with how often each is used:

• counsel 53
• plan 18
• purpose 5
• counsels 3
• advice 3
• more than the counsel 2
• plans 2
• own plans 1
• counselors 1
• own counsel 1

Where it is used

Also in 6 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

2 Samuel 17 (3), 1 Kings 12 (3), 2 Chronicles 10 (3), Isaiah 19 (3), Jeremiah 49 (3), 2 Samuel 15 (2), 2 Samuel 16 (2), Ezra 10 (2), Psalms 33 (2), Psalms 106 (2)

Forms

• עצת 20
• עצה 20
• ועצת 7
• עצתי 5
• עצתו 4
• עצות 3
• ועצה 3
• העצה 3
• כעצת 3
• עצתם 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with etsah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• יָעַץ yaats “to advise” 14
• מַחֲשָׁבָה machashavah “plot” 9
• אֲחִיתֹפֶל achitophel “Ahithophel” 7
• אֲבִישָׁלוֹם avishalom “Absalom” 6
• פָּרַר parar “to break” 5
• גְּבוּרָה gevurah “might” 5
• יָדַע yada “to know” 9
• זָקֵן zaqen “old” 6
• חָשַׁב chashav “to devise” 5
• מִי mi “who?” 6
• תְּבוּנָה tavunah “understanding” 4
• יֶלֶד yeled “youth” 4

Key verses

The verses using etsah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Psalms 1:1 — Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
• Proverbs 19:21 — There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
• Proverbs 21:30 — There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
• Isaiah 8:10 — Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
• Isaiah 11:2 — And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the…
• Isaiah 19:11 — Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the…
• Isaiah 25:1 — O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
• Isaiah 30:1 — Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin…
• Isaiah 44:26 — That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of…
• Isaiah 46:10 — Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
• Jeremiah 18:18 — Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from…
• Jeremiah 49:7 — Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.