עֵצָה

עֵצָה noun feminine counsel, advice (= (יְ)עֵצָה) — ׳ע Dom 20,7 + 28 t.; construct עֲצַת Es 5,19 + 33 t.; suffix עֲצָתִי Ord 1,25 + 5 t. (+ Es 46,11 Qr; Kt עצתו better); עֲצָֽתְךָ Sl 20,5; Sl 73,24 עֲצָתוֺ Hos 10,6 + 7 t. (including Es 46,10 Kt see supr); עֲצָתָם Jer 18,23 + 4 t.; plural עֵצוֺת 5 Mos 32,28 + 2 t.; עֲצָתָ֑יִךְ Es 47,13 — counsel, advice 2 Sam 15,31; 2 Sam 15,34; 2 Sam 16,23 (twice in verse); 2 Sam 17,14 (3 t. in verse); 2 Sam 17,23; 1 Kong 12,8; 1 Kong 12,13; 1 Kong 12,14 = 2 Kron 10,8; 2 Kron 10,13; 2 Kron 25,16; Ezr 10,3 (where read אֲדֹנִי ׳ע Reuss Ry), vEzr 10,8; Job 29,21 political consultation Es 47,13 as accusative of congnate meaning with verb 2 Sam 17,7; 1 Kong 1,12; Es 8,10; Ezk 11,2 (עצתרָֿע, || אָוֶן); with הָב֫וּ give counsel Dom 20,7; 2 Sam 16,20 ׳חֵבִיא ע Es 16,3 ׳עשׂה ע Es 30,1 אָשִׁית עֵצוֺת בְּנַפְשִׁי Sl 13,3 = design, purpose Ezr 4,5; Neh 4,9; 1 Kron 12,20 (Baer), Sl 14,6; Sl 20,5; Jer 18,23 (followed by עַל = against), Jer 49,30 (|| מַחֲשָׁבָה); עֲצַתגּֿוֺיִם Sl 33,10 suitable counsel for war (= generalship) 2 Kong 18,20 = Es 36,5 (compare Ord 20,18 below); also עֲצַת שָׁלוֺם Zak 6,13 counsel of peace; practical wisdom, sagacity Es 19,3, compare vEs 19,11, Jer 19,7; 5 Mos 32,28 (|| תְּבוּנָה), Hos 10,6. Especially in Wisdom Literature and prophets; counsel = good counsle, wisdom Job 38,2; Job 42,3; Ord 12,15; Ord 20,5 (its seat בְּלֶבאִֿישׁ); || תּוּשִׁיָּה Ord 8,14; Es 28,29 (of ׳י); || חָכְמָה Jer 49,7 || חָכְמָה and תְּבוּנָה Job 12,13; Ord 21,30 || מוּסָר Ord 19,20 || תַּחְבֻּלוֺת Ord 20,18 (compare Es 36,5 above); נִפְתָּלִים ׳ע Job 5,13 וּגְבוּרָה ׳רוּחַ ע Es 11,2 (|| חָכְמָה וּבָינָה ׳ר); hearty counsel נֶפֶשׁ ׳ע Ord 27,9 counsel of wisdom, when wisdom is personified Ord 1,25; Ord 1,30 (|| תּוֺכַחַת); in bad sense רשׁעים ׳ע Job 10,3; Job 21,16; Job 22,18; Sl 1,1, compare Job 18,7; Sl 106,43; Es 29,15 of plan of ׳י; ׳י ׳ע Sl 33,11; Ord 19,21; Es 19,17; Es 14,26 (הַיִעוּצָה ׳הע), Es 25,1; Es 46,10; Es 46,11 קדושׁ ישׂראל ׳ע Es 5,19 also Mik 4,12; Jer 32,19 (גְּדֹל הָעֵצָה), Jer 49,20; Jer 50,45; Sl 106,13 עֶלְיוֺן ׳ע Sl 107,11 instruction, guiding wisdom of ׳י Sl 73,24 אִישׁעֲֿצָתוֺ i.e. counsellor of ׳י Es 40,13 in figure אַנְשֵׁי עֲצָתִי Sl 119,24 = my counsellors, said of testimonies of God; = prophecy, מלאכיו ׳ע Es 44,26 (|| דְּבַר עַבְדּוֺ); מִזְּקֵנִים ׳תִּאֹבַד ע Ezk 7,26 (compare 1 Kong 12,8 || חָזוֺן, תּוֺרָה), מֵחָכָם Jer 18,18 (|| דָּבָר, תּוֺרָה).