עֵצָה

n.f. counsel, advice ( = (יְ)עֵצָה)—ע׳ Ju 20:7 + 28 times; cstr. עֲצַת Is 5:19 + 33 times; sf. עֲצָתִי Pr 1:25 + 5 times (+ Is 46:11 Qr; Kt עצתו better); עֲצָֽתְךָ ψ 20:5; 73:24; עֲצָתוֹ Ho 10:6 + 7 times (incl. Is 46:10 Kt v. supr.); עֲצָתָם Je 18:23 + 4 times; pl. עֵצוֹת Dt 32:28 + 2 times; עֲצָתָ֑יִךְ Is 47:13;—counsel, advice 2 S 15:31, 34; 16:23(×2); 17:14(×3), 23 1 K 12:8, 13, 14 = 2 Ch 10:8, 13, 14, 2 Ch 22:5; 25:16; Ezr 10:3 (where read ע׳ אֲדֹנִי Reuss Ry), v 8 Jb 29:21; political consultation Is 47:13; as acc. cogn. 2 S 17:7; 1 K 1:12; Is 8:10; Ez 11:2 (עצת־רָע, ‖ אָוֶן); c. הָב֫וּ give counsel Ju 20:7; 2 S 16:20; חֵבִיא ע׳ Is 16:3; עשׂה ע׳ 30:1; אָשִׁית עֵצוֹת בְּנַפְשִׁי ψ 13:3; = design, purpose Ezr 4:5; Ne 4:9; 1 Ch 12:20 (Baer), ψ 14:6; 20:5; Je 18:23 (sq. עַל = against), 49:30 (‖ מַחֲשָׁבָה); עֲצַת־גּוֹיִם ψ 33:10; suitable counsel for war (= generalship) 2 K 18:20 = Is 36:5 (cf. Pr 20:18 infr.); also עֲצַת שָׁלוֹם Zc 6:13 counsel of peace; practical wisdom, sagacity Is 19:3, cf. v 11, Je 19:7 Dt 32:28 (‖ תְּבוּנָה) Ho 10:6. Especially in WisdLt and proph.; counsel = good counsel, wisdom Jb 38:2; 42:3; Pr 12:5; 20:5 (its seat בְּלֶב־אִישׁ) ‖ תּוּשִׁיָּה Pr 8:14; Is 28:29 (of י׳); ‖ חָכְמָה Je 49:7; ‖ חָכְמָה and תְּבוּנָה Jb 12:13 Pr 21:30; ‖ מוּסָר 19:20; ‖ תַּחְבֻּלוֹת 20:18 (cf. Is 36:5 supr.); ע׳ נִפְתָּלִים Jb 5:13; רוּחַ ע׳ וּגְבוּרָה Is 11:2 (‖ ר׳ חָכְמָה וּבִינָה); hearty counsel ע׳ נֶפֶשׁ Pr 27:9; counsel of wisdom, when wisdom is personif. Pr 1:25, 30 (‖ תּוֹכַחַת); in bad sense ע׳ רשׁעים Jb 10:3; 21:16; 22:18; ψ 1:1, cf. Jb 18:7 ψ 106:43 Is 29:15; of plan of י׳; ע׳ י׳ ψ 33:11; Pr 19:21; Is 19:17; 14:26 (הע׳ הַיְּעוּצָה), 25:1; 46:10, 11; ע׳ קדושׁ ישׂראל 5:19; also Mi 4:12; Je 32:19 (גְּדֹל הָעֵצָה), 49:20; 50:45 ψ 106:13; ע׳ עֶלְיוֹן ψ 107:11; instruction, guiding wisdom of י׳ ψ 73:24; אִישׁ־עֲצָתוֹ i.e. counsellor of י׳ Is 40:13; in fig. אַנְשֵׁי עֲצָתִי ψ 119:24 = my counsellors, said of testimonies of God; = prophecy, ע׳ מלאכיו Is 44:26 (‖ דְּבַר עַבְדּוֹ); תֹּאבַד ע׳ מִזְּקִנִים Ez 7:26 (cf. 1 K 12:8; ‖ חָזוֹן, תּוֹרָה), מֵחָכָם Je 18:18 (‖ דָּבָר, תּוֹרָה).