יָעַץ (ya.ats) means “to advise” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: yaw-ats' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
יָעַץ · ya.ats · to advise
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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a primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
KJV glosses: advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| counselor | 5 |
| counselors | 3 |
| has drawn up | 3 |
| advise | 2 |
| advise me | 2 |
| consulted | 2 |
| his counselors | 2 |
| instead he consulted | 2 |
| the counselor | 2 |
| a counselor | 1 |
| advice | 1 |
| advisers | 1 |
| after consulting | 1 |
| after seeking advice | 1 |
| agreed | 1 |
| and conspire | 1 |
| and counselors | 1 |
| and give | 1 |
| and let me advise | 1 |
| and your counselors | 1 |
| but the counselors | 1 |
| conferred | 1 |
| conspire | 1 |
| counseled | 1 |
| counsels me | 1 |
| devised | 1 |
| did he consult | 1 |
| had decided | 1 |
| has advised | 1 |
| has determined | 1 |
| has planned | 1 |
| has plotted | 1 |
| has purposed | 1 |
| hatches | 1 |
| have advised | 1 |
| he consulted | 1 |
| he leads counselors | 1 |
| i advise | 1 |
| i give you advice | 1 |
| i have purposed | 1 |
| i will give you counsel | 1 |
| i will give you some advice | 1 |
| intend | 1 |
| let me warn you | 1 |
| let them take counsel | 1 |
| let us confer | 1 |
| makes | 1 |
| of counselors | 1 |
| planned | 1 |
| planned it | 1 |
| the well-advised | 1 |
| then jehoshaphat consulted | 1 |
| they plot | 1 |
| took counsel | 1 |
| vvv | 1 |
| was a counselor | 1 |
| was his counselor | 1 |
| you have counseled | 1 |
| you have plotted | 1 |
| your counselor | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| counsellor | 5 |
| consulted | 3 |
| counsel | 3 |
| counsellors | 3 |
| hath purposed | 3 |
| of counsellors | 3 |
| took counsel | 3 |
| and his counsellors | 2 |
| that he hath taken | 2 |
| and consulted | 1 |
| and counsellors | 1 |
| and give | 1 |
| and if i give thee counsel | 1 |
| and the counsellor | 1 |
| and thus and thus have i counselled | 1 |
| and thy counsellors | 1 |
| and took counsel | 1 |
| and when he had consulted | 1 |
| but to the counsellors | 1 |
| but with the well advised | 1 |
| counsel give | 1 |
| counselled | 1 |
| deviseth | 1 |
| for they have consulted | 1 |
| for they were his counsellors | 1 |
| gave | 1 |
| had taken counsel | 1 |
| hath determined | 1 |
| hath given | 1 |
| hath taken counsel | 1 |
| he deviseth | 1 |
| he took counsel | 1 |
| him and consulted | 1 |
| him and took counsel | 1 |
| how do ye advise | 1 |
| how hast thou counselled | 1 |
| i will advertise | 1 |
| i will give thee counsel | 1 |
| i will guide | 1 |
| in thee is thy counsellor | 1 |
| let me i pray thee give thee counsel | 1 |
| no counsellor | 1 |
| now therefore and let us take counsel | 1 |
| so shall it come to pass and as i have purposed | 1 |
| take counsel | 1 |
| that is purposed | 1 |
| that they gave | 1 |
| therefore i counsel | 1 |
| they only consult | 1 |
| thou hast consulted | 1 |
| took advice | 1 |
| unto them what advice | 1 |
| unto them what counsel give | 1 |
| was a counsellor | 1 |
| was his counsellor | 1 |
| which he counselled | 1 |
| which he hath determined | 1 |
| which they had given | 1 |
| who hath given me counsel | 1 |
| who hath taken this counsel | 1 |
| with whom took he counsel | 1 |
| yea let them take counsel | 1 |
Page 2 of 2. 73 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:
Read word by wordFor unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.5
The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.
Read word by wordThis is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations.
Read word by wordThe LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?
Read word by wordWhere are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.
Read word by wordThe land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it.
Read word by wordWho planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth?
Read word by wordThe LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.
Read word by wordThe weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
Read word by wordBut a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
Read word by wordWhom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?
Read word by wordWhen I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say.
Read word by wordSpeak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.
Read word by word“If I tell you,” Jeremiah replied, “you will surely put me to death. And even if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”
Read word by wordTherefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.
Read word by wordRun! Escape quickly! Lie low, O residents of Hazor,” declares the LORD, “for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you; he has devised a strategy against you.
Read word by wordTherefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.
Read word by wordAnd the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city.
Read word by wordWhy do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?
Read word by wordMy people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”
Read word by wordFrom you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.
Read word by wordYou have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.
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