Proverbs 21:30:6Prov.21.30.W6TAB
עֵ֝צָ֗ה
etsa
“counsel”
- Transliteration
- e-TSA
- Extended
- EE-TSAA
- IPA
- /ʕeː.ˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- counsel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-TSA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-EN e-TSA
- clause
ve-EN e-TSA le-NE-ged Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
EN kha-KHE-MA ve-EN te-vu-NA ve-EN e-TSA le-NE-ged Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The nouns chakmah {חָ֭כְמָה | ḥā-ḵə-māh} ‘wisdom’, tevunah {תְּבוּנָ֑ה | tə-vū-nāh} ‘understanding’, and etzah {עֵ֝צָ֗ה | ʿê-ṣāh} ‘counsel’ form the three parallel elements.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–yod–tsade
“to counsel”
In context — Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom or understanding, and no counsel can stand before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:30:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 21:30, so the Hebrew word עֵ֝צָ֗ה (etsa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.21.30.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.30.W6.S1) and character.