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2 Chronicles 20:21
“And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever.” (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
- יִּוָּעַץ֙ — 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.