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Habakkuk 2:10

“Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יָעַץyâʻats · yaw-ats'
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: יָעַ֥צְתָּ — verb Qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
Code HVqp2ms
Usage: Occurs 79 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 18:19 Numbers 24:14 2 Samuel 15:12 2 Samuel 16:23 2 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.

Verse 9 Verse 11

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.