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Strong's H6098 עֵצָה (etsah)

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

Strong's Number H6098
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 85
Books 18

Strong's H6098 Quick Answer

Strong's H6098 עֵצָה (`etsah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `etsah (ay-tsaw') n-f. 1. advice 2. (by implication) plan It has 85 linked Bible usages across 18 books. Visible English usage signals include counsel, also, advice, purpose, and counsels. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`etsah (ay-tsaw') n-f. 1. advice 2. (by implication) plan
Usage
85 linked usages
Books
18 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
counsel, also, advice, purpose, and counsels

Meaning and Definition

`etsah (ay-tsaw') n-f. 1. advice 2. (by implication) plan 3. (also) prudence [from H3289] KJV: advice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose. Root(s): H3289

Original Word
עֵצָה
Transliteration
`etsah
Derivation
Root: יעץ First root strongs: 3289
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6098. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H6098 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `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.

counsel Deuteronomy 32:28 69× also 2 Samuel 15:34 advice Judges 20:7 counsels Isaiah 25:1 purpose Ezra 4:5 advisement 1 Chronicles 12:19

How Strong's H6098 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 85 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6098 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 H6098 in the Old Testament

85 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 32:28 KJV

For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.

Judges 20:7 KJV

Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.

2 Samuel 15:31 KJV

And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

Usage Excerpts

First 85 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6098.

Deuteronomy 32:28 Old Testament, KJV
For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
Judges 20:7 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.
2 Samuel 15:31 Old Testament, KJV
And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
2 Samuel 15:34 Old Testament, KJV
But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.
2 Samuel 16:20 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
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 17:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
2 Samuel 17:23 Old Testament, KJV
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
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 12:8 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 12:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
1 Kings 12:14 Old Testament, KJV
And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
2 Kings 18:20 Old Testament, KJV
Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
1 Chronicles 12:19 Old Testament, KJV
And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.
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 10:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
2 Chronicles 10:14 Old Testament, KJV
And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
2 Chronicles 22:5 Old Testament, KJV
He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramothgilead: and the Syrians smote Joram.
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.
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 10:3 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
Ezra 10:8 Old Testament, KJV
And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.
Nehemiah 4:15 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
Job 5:13 Old Testament, KJV
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Job 10:3 Old Testament, KJV
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Job 12:13 Old Testament, KJV
With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
Job 18:7 Old Testament, KJV
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
Job 21:16 Old Testament, KJV
Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job 22:18 Old Testament, KJV
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job 29:21 Old Testament, KJV
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
Job 38:2 Old Testament, KJV
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Job 42:3 Old Testament, KJV
Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
Psalms 1:1 Old Testament, KJV
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Psalms 13:2 Old Testament, KJV
How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
Psalms 14:6 Old Testament, KJV
Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
Psalms 20:4 Old Testament, KJV
Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
Psalms 33:10 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
Psalms 33:11 Old Testament, KJV
The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Psalms 73:24 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Psalms 106:13 Old Testament, KJV
They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
Psalms 106:43 Old Testament, KJV
Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
Psalms 107:11 Old Testament, KJV
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
Psalms 119:24 Old Testament, KJV
Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.
Proverbs 1:25 Old Testament, KJV
But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
Proverbs 1:30 Old Testament, KJV
They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
Proverbs 8:14 Old Testament, KJV
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
Proverbs 12:15 Old Testament, KJV
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Proverbs 19:20 Old Testament, KJV
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Proverbs 19:21 Old Testament, KJV
There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Proverbs 20:5 Old Testament, KJV
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:18 Old Testament, KJV
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
Proverbs 21:30 Old Testament, KJV
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Proverbs 27:9 Old Testament, KJV
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Isaiah 5:19 Old Testament, KJV
That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
Isaiah 8:10 Old Testament, KJV
Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
Isaiah 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
Isaiah 14:26 Old Testament, KJV
This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
Isaiah 16:3 Old Testament, KJV
Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.
Isaiah 19:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
Isaiah 19:11 Old Testament, KJV
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
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 25:1 Old Testament, KJV
O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
Isaiah 28:29 Old Testament, KJV
This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.
Isaiah 29:15 Old Testament, KJV
Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
Isaiah 30:1 Old Testament, KJV
Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:
Isaiah 36:5 Old Testament, KJV
I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
Isaiah 40:13 Old Testament, KJV
Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
Isaiah 44:26 Old Testament, KJV
That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
Isaiah 46:10 Old Testament, KJV
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Isaiah 46:11 Old Testament, KJV
Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
Isaiah 47:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
Jeremiah 18:18 Old Testament, KJV
Then said they, Come and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
Jeremiah 18:23 Old Testament, KJV
Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.
Jeremiah 19:7 Old Testament, KJV
And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
Jeremiah 32:19 Old Testament, KJV
Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
Jeremiah 49:7 Old Testament, KJV
Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
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 7:26 Old Testament, KJV
Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.
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:
Hosea 10:6 Old Testament, KJV
It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
Micah 4:12 Old Testament, KJV
But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
Zechariah 6:13 Old Testament, KJV
Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6098, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 7 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 5 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 3 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 9 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 11 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 10 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 18 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 8 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6098 FAQ

What does etsah (עֵצָה) mean?

Etsah (Strong's H6098) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "advice". `etsah (ay-tsaw') n-f. 1. advice 2. (by implication) plan

How many times is etsah (עֵצָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 85 linked usages for Strong's H6098 across 18 books.

Where can I study etsah (עֵצָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6098 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate etsah (עֵצָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as counsel, also, advice, purpose, counsels, and advisement. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.