עֵטָא
e.ta
counsel
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word H5843, עֵטָא (e.ta), refers to "counsel". This single occurrence of the word in the Bible indicates its usage is highly specific and perhaps even a proper name of a person named Counsel. The meaning of the word directly suggests expertise or advice from a wise and knowledgeable individual. Given the limited data, we cannot establish a broad range of usage for this word. It appears to be a personal name in the one known occurrence in the Bible, signifying a person who is capable of providing wise counsel or advice. The significance of this word in the Bible is directly tied to its association with a specific person.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text