יָעַץ

Strong’s Definition

to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to consult together, exchange counsel, deliberate, counsel together
• 4.(hithpael) to conspire

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâʻats; Pronunciation: yaw-ats'