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יָעַץ H3289
H3289 is the Hebrew word יָעַץ, transliterated yâʻats and said yaw-ats'. The King James Version most often renders it counsellors.
What it means
to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 53 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.
Verses using יָעַץ
The first 40 of 72 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 18:19 · KJV
Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:
Numbers 24:14 · KJV
And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
2 Samuel 15:12 · KJV
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
2 Samuel 16:23 · 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 · KJV
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
2 Samuel 17:11 · KJV
Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
2 Samuel 17:15 · KJV
Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.
2 Samuel 17:21 · KJV
And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
1 Kings 1:12 · 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 12:6 · KJV
And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
1 Kings 12:8 · 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 12:9 · KJV
And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
1 Kings 12:13 · KJV
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
1 Kings 12:28 · KJV
Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
2 Kings 6:8 · KJV
Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
1 Chronicles 13:1 · KJV
And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
1 Chronicles 26:14 · KJV
And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
1 Chronicles 27:32 · KJV
Also Jonathan David’s uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons:
1 Chronicles 27:33 · KJV
And Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion:
2 Chronicles 10:6 · KJV
And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?
2 Chronicles 10:8 · 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 10:9 · KJV
And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
2 Chronicles 20:21 · KJV
And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Chronicles 22:3 · KJV
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
2 Chronicles 22:4 · KJV
Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction.
2 Chronicles 25:16 · 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.
2 Chronicles 25:17 · KJV
Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.
2 Chronicles 30:2 · KJV
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
2 Chronicles 30:23 · KJV
And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
2 Chronicles 32:3 · KJV
He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.
Ezra 4:5 · 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 7:28 · KJV
And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
Ezra 8:25 · KJV
And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:
Nehemiah 6:7 · KJV
And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
Job 3:14 · KJV
With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;
Job 12:17 · KJV
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
Job 26:3 · KJV
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
Psalm 16:7 · KJV
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
Psalm 32:8 · KJV
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Psalm 62:4 · KJV
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3289 mean?
H3289 is the Hebrew word יָעַץ (yâʻats), meaning to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve.
How is H3289 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it counsellors (12 times), counsellor (8 times), consulted (7 times), took counsel (6 times), purposed (5 times), among others.
How many times does H3289 appear in the Bible?
יָעַץ (yâʻats) is tagged in 72 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3289 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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