Original Language Studio
1 Kings 12:6
“And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H3289 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּוָּעַ֞ץ — verb Niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 79 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 18:19Numbers 24:142 Samuel 15:122 Samuel 16:232 Samuel 17:7
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָעַץ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.