Etsa (עצה) means advice in Hebrew.
It can also mean counsel. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
advice, counsel
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Etsa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דברים המציגים את המעשה שראוי לעשותו.
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֶל אֲחִיתֹפֶל; הָבוּ לָכֶם עֵצָה מַה נַּעֲשֶׂה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Etsa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֵצָה
- Written without vowel points
- עצה
- Said
- etsa
- Root
- י־ע־צ
- Pattern
- קְטֵלָה
- Plural
- עֵצוֹת
- Inflections
- עֲצַת־; ר' עֵצוֹת
- Gematria
- 165
This is how Etsa is said in other languages.
- English
- advice, counsel
- Arabic
- نَصِيحة
- Russian
- совет
- French
- conseil
- Spanish
- consejo
- German
- Rat
These words mean nearly the same as Etsa.
- המלצה
- הצעה
- טיפ
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These words rhyme with Etsa.
The word Etsa is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אובד עצות
- עצת אחיתופל
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The word Etsa comes from the root י־ע־צ, like these words.
These words come before and after Etsa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Etsa.
What does Etsa (עצה) mean in Hebrew?
Etsa (עצה) means advice and counsel. It is said etsa, with the stress on tsa.
What is a synonym for Etsa (עצה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Etsa (עצה) are המלצה, הצעה, and טיפ.
What rhymes with Etsa (עצה)?
Words that rhyme with Etsa (עצה) include קבוצה, מוצא, חמצה, פצצה, מצע, and מצה.
Is Etsa (עצה) masculine or feminine?
The word Etsa (עצה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is עֵצוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עצה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.