עצה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
י־ע־ץ (y-ʿ-ṣ)

Noun

עֵצָה • (etsá) f (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

Root
ע־ץ (ʿ-ṣ)

Noun

עֵצָה • (etsá) f

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

Root
ע־צ־ה (ʿ-ṣ-h)

Noun

עָצֶה • (atsé) f

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

Etymology 4

Verb

עָצָה • (atsá) third-singular masculine past (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

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

Further reading

• עצה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew עֵצָה (etsá).

Noun

עצה • (eytse) f, plural עצות (eytses)

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

Derived terms

• עצהן (eytsen)