עצה

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
י־ע־ץ (y-ʿ-ts)

Noun

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עֵצָה (etsáf (plural indefinite עֵצוֹת, singular construct עֲצַת־, plural construct עֲצוֹת־)

  1. A suggestion, a piece of advice or counsel.
  2. A plan of execution.

Etymology 2

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Root
ע־ץ (ʿ-ts)

Noun

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עֵצָה (etsáf

  1. Wood: the inner material of a tree, as used for building and so on.
  2. Xylem: a kind of vascular tissue in land plants.

Etymology 3

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Root
ע־צ־ה (ʿ-ts-h)

Noun

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עָצֶה (atséf

  1. A sacrum: a large triangular bone at the base of the spine.

Etymology 4

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Verb

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עָצָה (atsá) (pa'al construction)

  1. A word of unclear meaning occurring once in the Bible, in Proverbs 16:30.
    • Tanach, Proverbs 16:30, with translation of the King James Version:
      עֹצֶה עֵינָיו לַחְשֹׁב תַּהְפֻּכוֹת קֹרֵץ פָתָיו כִּלָּה רָעָה׃
      otsé eináv lakhshóv tahpukhót koréts patáv kilá ra'á.
      He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.

References

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  • עצה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew עֵצָה (etsá).

Noun

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עצה (eytsef, plural עצות (eytses)

  1. A suggestion, a piece of advice or counsel.

Derived terms

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