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מוֹעֵצָה H4156
H4156 is the Hebrew word מוֹעֵצָה, transliterated môwʻêtsâh and said mo-ay-tsaw'. The King James Version most often renders it counsels.
What it means
a purpose.
Where it comes from
from H3289 (יָעַץ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: counsel, device.
Verses using מוֹעֵצָה
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Psalm 5:10 · KJV
Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
Proverbs 22:20 · KJV
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
Jeremiah 7:24 · KJV
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
Micah 6:16 · KJV
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4156 mean?
H4156 is the Hebrew word מוֹעֵצָה (môwʻêtsâh), meaning a purpose.
How is H4156 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it counsels (3 times), own counsels (1 time).
How many times does H4156 appear in the Bible?
מוֹעֵצָה (môwʻêtsâh) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4156 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3289 (יָעַץ).
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