יָעַץ
yâʻats · yaw-ats'
to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
- to advise
- reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.
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
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › to see and know › to pursue the straight path
The hand that works that works to see and know that works to pursue the straight path.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יָעַץ 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
79 occurrences · 79 OT · 0 NT · 59 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- counsellor5 · 12%
- took counsel3 · 7%
- of counsellors3 · 7%
- counsel3 · 7%
- consulted3 · 7%
- hath purposed3 · 7%
- counsellors3 · 7%
- that he hath taken2 · 5%
- and his counsellors2 · 5%
- therefore i counsel1 · 2%
- was a counsellor1 · 2%
- hath given1 · 2%
- which he counselled1 · 2%
- and thus and thus have i counselled1 · 2%
- that they gave1 · 2%
- unto them, what counsel give1 · 2%
- him, and consulted1 · 2%
- which they had given1 · 2%
- how do ye advise1 · 2%
- let me, i pray thee, give thee counsel1 · 2%
- counselled1 · 2%
- and took counsel1 · 2%
- therefore, and i will advertise1 · 2%
- counsel give1 · 2%
- i will give thee counsel1 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
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.