עצה
Hebrew edit
Etymology 1 edit
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י־ע־ץ (y-ʿ-ṣ) |
Noun edit
עֵצָה • (etsá) f (plural indefinite עֵצוֹת, singular construct עֲצַת־, plural construct עֲצוֹת־)
- A suggestion, a piece of advice or counsel.
- A plan of execution.
Etymology 2 edit
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ע־ץ (ʿ-ṣ) |
Noun edit
עֵצָה • (etsá) f
- Wood: the inner material of a tree, as used for building and so on.
- Xylem: a kind of vascular tissue in land plants.
Etymology 3 edit
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ע־צ־ה (ʿ-ṣ-h) |
Noun edit
עָצֶה • (atsé) f
- A sacrum: a large triangular bone at the base of the spine.
Etymology 4 edit
Verb edit
עָצָה • (atsá) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)
- 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 edit
- “עצה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading edit
- עצה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
עצה • (eytse) f, plural עצות (eytses)
- A suggestion, a piece of advice or counsel.
Derived terms edit
- עצהן (eytsen)