יְעַט
yᵉʻaṭ · yeh-at'
to counsel; reflexively, to consult
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3289 (יָעַץ);
to counsel; reflexively, to consult
- to counsel
- reflexively, to consult
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: counsellor, consult together.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › to see and know › to surround and contain
The hand that works that works to see and know that works to surround and contain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יְעַט above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- counsellors1 · 33%
- and his counsellors1 · 33%
- have consulted together1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.