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Strong's H3289 יָעַץ (yaats)

Yaats means “advise” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H3289
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 72
Books 18

Strong's H3289 Quick Answer

Strong's H3289 יָעַץ (ya`ats) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ya`ats (yaw-ats') v. 1. to advise 2. (reflexively) to deliberate or resolve It has 72 linked Bible usages across 18 books. Visible English usage signals include counsel, give, consulted, take, and well. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
ya`ats (yaw-ats') v. 1. to advise 2. (reflexively) to deliberate or resolve
Usage
72 linked usages
Books
18 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
counsel, give, consulted, take, and well

Meaning and Definition

ya`ats (yaw-ats') v. 1. to advise 2. (reflexively) to deliberate or resolve [a primitive root] KJV: advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.

Original Word
יָעַץ
Transliteration
ya`ats
Derivation
Root: יעץ
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3289. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to advise

Usage: 1) to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to advise, counsel, give counsel, consult 1a2) counsellor (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to consult together, exchange counsel, deliberate, counsel together 1c) (Hithpael) to conspire

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How Strong's H3289 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ya`ats, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

counsel 2 Samuel 16:23 23× consulted 1 Kings 12:8 give Exodus 18:19 take Nehemiah 6:7 well 2 Samuel 17:21 advertise Numbers 24:14 advise 1 Kings 12:6 consult Psalms 62:4

How Strong's H3289 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 72 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3289 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3289 in the Old Testament

72 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 18:19 KJV

Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

Numbers 24:14 KJV

And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

2 Samuel 15:12 KJV

And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

Usage Excerpts

First 72 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3289.

Exodus 18:19 Old Testament, KJV
Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:
Numbers 24:14 Old Testament, KJV
And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
2 Samuel 15:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
2 Samuel 16:23 Old Testament, KJV
And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
2 Samuel 17:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
2 Samuel 17:11 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
2 Samuel 17:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.
2 Samuel 17:21 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
1 Kings 1:12 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
1 Kings 12:6 Old Testament, KJV
And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
1 Kings 12:8 Old Testament, KJV
But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
1 Kings 12:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
1 Kings 12:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
1 Kings 12:28 Old Testament, KJV
Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
2 Kings 6:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
1 Chronicles 13:1 Old Testament, KJV
And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
1 Chronicles 26:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
1 Chronicles 27:32 Old Testament, KJV
Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:
1 Chronicles 27:33 Old Testament, KJV
And Ahithophel was the king's counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion:
2 Chronicles 10:6 Old Testament, KJV
And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?
2 Chronicles 10:8 Old Testament, KJV
But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
2 Chronicles 10:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
2 Chronicles 20:21 Old Testament, KJV
And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Chronicles 22:3 Old Testament, KJV
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
2 Chronicles 22:4 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction.
2 Chronicles 25:16 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
2 Chronicles 25:17 Old Testament, KJV
Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.
2 Chronicles 30:2 Old Testament, KJV
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
2 Chronicles 30:23 Old Testament, KJV
And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
2 Chronicles 32:3 Old Testament, KJV
He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.
Ezra 4:5 Old Testament, KJV
And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezra 7:28 Old Testament, KJV
And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
Ezra 8:25 Old Testament, KJV
And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:
Nehemiah 6:7 Old Testament, KJV
And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
Job 3:14 Old Testament, KJV
With kings and counsellors of the earth, which build desolate places for themselves;
Job 12:17 Old Testament, KJV
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
Job 26:3 Old Testament, KJV
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
Psalms 16:7 Old Testament, KJV
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
Psalms 32:8 Old Testament, KJV
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Psalms 62:4 Old Testament, KJV
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
Psalms 71:10 Old Testament, KJV
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
Psalms 83:3 Old Testament, KJV
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
Psalms 83:5 Old Testament, KJV
For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
Proverbs 11:14 Old Testament, KJV
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Proverbs 12:20 Old Testament, KJV
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Proverbs 13:10 Old Testament, KJV
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
Proverbs 15:22 Old Testament, KJV
Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
Proverbs 24:6 Old Testament, KJV
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Isaiah 1:26 Old Testament, KJV
And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.
Isaiah 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
Isaiah 7:5 Old Testament, KJV
Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
Isaiah 9:6 Old Testament, KJV
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 14:24 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
Isaiah 14:27 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
Isaiah 19:12 Old Testament, KJV
Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
Isaiah 19:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it.
Isaiah 23:8 Old Testament, KJV
Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
Isaiah 23:9 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
Isaiah 32:7 Old Testament, KJV
The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
Isaiah 32:8 Old Testament, KJV
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
Isaiah 40:14 Old Testament, KJV
With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
Isaiah 41:28 Old Testament, KJV
For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
Isaiah 45:21 Old Testament, KJV
Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
Jeremiah 38:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?
Jeremiah 49:20 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.
Jeremiah 49:30 Old Testament, KJV
Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.
Jeremiah 50:45 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
Ezekiel 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
Micah 4:9 Old Testament, KJV
Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.
Micah 6:5 Old Testament, KJV
O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.
Nahum 1:11 Old Testament, KJV
There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.
Habakkuk 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3289, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 6 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 11 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 3 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 5 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 15 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 2 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3289 FAQ

What does yaats (יָעַץ) mean?

Yaats (Strong's H3289) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "advise". ya`ats (yaw-ats') v. 1. to advise 2. (reflexively) to deliberate or resolve

How many times is yaats (יָעַץ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 72 linked usages for Strong's H3289 across 18 books.

Where can I study yaats (יָעַץ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3289 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yaats (יָעַץ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as counsel, give, consulted, take, well, and advertise. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.