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