Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
counsel
Usage: counsel, plan, principal, device
Strong's Number
H4156
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
5
Strong's H4156 Quick Answer
Strong's H4156 מוֹעֵצָה (mow`etsah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mow`etsah (mo-ay-tsaw') n-f. 1. a purpose [from H3289] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include counsels. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mow`etsah (mo-ay-tsaw') n-f. 1. a purpose [from H3289]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- counsels
Meaning and Definition
mow`etsah (mo-ay-tsaw') n-f. 1. a purpose [from H3289] KJV: counsel, device. Root(s): H3289
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4156. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4156 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mow`etsah, 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.
counsels
Psalms 5:10
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How Strong's H4156 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 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4156 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 H4156 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4156.
Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4156, grouped by book.
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4156 FAQ
What does moetsah (מוֹעֵצָה) mean?
Moetsah (Strong's H4156) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "counsel". mow`etsah (mo-ay-tsaw') n-f. 1. a purpose [from H3289]
How many times is moetsah (מוֹעֵצָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H4156 across 5 books.
Where can I study moetsah (מוֹעֵצָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4156 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate moetsah (מוֹעֵצָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as counsels. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.