עֵצָה

ʻêtsâh · Hebrew · Strong's H6098 · 89 occurrences

The KJV renders 18 different Hebrew and Greek words as “purpose”

What it means

advice; by implication, plan; also prudence

from H3289 (יָעַץ);

How the KJV renders it

advice, advisement, counsel, purpose

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“purpose”

also renders poiéō (G4160), gnṓmē (G1106), protíthemai (G4388), títhēmi (G5087), bouleúō (G1011), boúlēma (G1013), proairéomai (G4255), próthesis (G4286), dâbâr (H1697), zimmâh (H2154), zâmam (H2161), chêphets (H2656), châshab (H2803), yâʻats (H3289), machăshâbâh (H4284), tsᵉbûw (H6640), shâthâh (H8356)

“counsel”

also renders boulḗ (G1012), symboúlion (G4824), dâbâr (H1697), mᵉlak (H4431), ʻêṭâʼ (H5843)

“advice”

also renders gnṓmē (G1106), dâbâr (H1697), ṭaʻam (H2940)

Where it appears

89 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 12:19 HR/Ncfsa1 Kings 1:12 HNcfsa1 Kings 12:8 HNcfsc1 Kings 12:13 HNcfsc1 Kings 12:14 HR/Ncfsc2 Chronicles 10:8 HNcfsc2 Chronicles 10:13 HNcfsc2 Chronicles 10:14 HR/Ncfsc2 Chronicles 22:5 HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp2 Chronicles 25:16 HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs2 Kings 18:20 HNcfsa2 Samuel 15:31 HNcfsc2 Samuel 15:34 HNcfsc2 Samuel 16:20 HNcfsa2 Samuel 16:23 HC/Ncfsc2 Samuel 17:7 HTd/Ncfsa2 Samuel 17:14 HNcfsc2 Samuel 17:23 HNcfsc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 32:28 HNcfpaEzekiel 7:26 HC/NcfsaEzekiel 11:2 HNcfscEzra 4:5 HNcfsc/Sp3mpEzra 10:3 HR/NcfscEzra 10:8 HR/NcfscHosea 10:6 HR/Ncfsc/Sp3msIsaiah 5:19 HNcfscIsaiah 8:10 HNcfsaIsaiah 11:2 HNcfsaIsaiah 14:26 HTd/NcfsaIsaiah 16:3 HNcfsaIsaiah 19:3 HC/Ncfsc/Sp3msIsaiah 19:11 HNcfsaIsaiah 19:17 HNcfscIsaiah 25:1 HNcfpaIsaiah 28:29 HNcfsaIsaiah 29:15 HNcfsaIsaiah 30:1 HNcfsaIsaiah 36:5 HNcfsaIsaiah 40:13 HNcfsc/Sp3msIsaiah 44:26 HC/NcfscIsaiah 46:10 HNcfsc/Sp1csIsaiah 46:11 HNcfsc/Sp3msIsaiah 47:13 HNcfpc/Sp2fsJudges 20:7 HC/NcfsaJeremiah 18:18 HC/NcfsaJeremiah 18:23 HNcfsc/Sp3mpJeremiah 19:7 HNcfscJeremiah 32:19 HTd/NcfsaJeremiah 49:7 HNcfsaJeremiah 49:20 HNcfscJeremiah 49:30 HNcfsaJeremiah 50:45 HNcfscJob 5:13 HC/NcfscJob 10:3 HNcfscJob 12:13 HNcfsaJob 18:7 HNcfsc/Sp3msJob 21:16 HNcfscJob 22:18 HC/NcfscJob 29:21 HNcfsc/Sp1csJob 38:2 HNcfsa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.