3272. y'at,

Lexicon

y'at,: To advise, counsel, consult, determine

Original Word: יְעַט
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: y`at
Pronunciation: yah-ats'
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-at')
Definition: To advise, counsel, consult, determine
Meaning: to counsel, to consult

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

counselor, consult together

(Aramaic) corresponding to ya'ats; to counsel; reflexively, to consult -- counsellor, consult together.

see HEBREW ya'ats

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[יְעַט] verb advise (so Jewish-Aramaic; Biblical Hebrew יעץ); —

Ithpa`al Perfect3masculine plural אִתְיָעַ֫טוּ (K^{§§ 23, 1. Anm}.; 39, 5) Daniel 6:8 reciprocal took counsel with each other, followed by infinitive

[יָעֵט] noun masculine counsellor (properly Participle active); — plural suffix יָָֽעֲטֹ֫הִי Ezra 7:14, יָעֲט֫וֺהִי Ezra 7:15.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Aramaic, a Semitic language closely related to Hebrew, used in certain portions of the Old Testament.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct one-to-one correspondence between this Aramaic term and a specific Greek word in the New Testament, the concept of counseling or advising can be related to Greek terms such as βουλεύω (bouleuō • to counsel, to deliberate) and συμβουλεύω (sumbouleuō • to advise, to consult). These Greek terms capture similar nuances of providing guidance or advice in a decision-making process.

Usage: This Aramaic verb is used in the context of providing counsel or advice, often in a formal or official capacity. It appears in the Aramaic sections of the Old Testament, particularly in the books of Daniel and Ezra.

Context: • The verb יְעַט (ye‘aṭ) is found in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, specifically in the book of Daniel. It is used to describe the act of giving counsel or advice, often in a royal or governmental context. The term implies a deliberative process, where advice is sought and given with the intent of making informed decisions.
• In Daniel 6:7 (BSB), the word is used in the context of the officials and satraps consulting together to establish a royal statute: "All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions."
• The use of יְעַט highlights the collaborative and consultative nature of decision-making in ancient Near Eastern courts, where multiple advisors would come together to provide counsel to the king or ruling authority.

Forms and Transliterations

אִתְיָעַ֜טוּ אתיעטו וְיָעֲט֗וֹהִי ויעטוהי יָעֲטֹ֙הִי֙ יעטהי ’iṯ·yā·‘a·ṭū ’iṯyā‘aṭū ityaAtu veyaaTohi wə·yā·‘ă·ṭō·w·hî wəyā‘ăṭōwhî yā‘ăṭōhî yā·‘ă·ṭō·hî yaaTohi

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 7:14
HEB: מַלְכָּ֜א וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת יָעֲטֹ֙הִי֙ שְׁלִ֔יחַ לְבַקָּרָ֥א
NAS: and his seven counselors to inquire
KJV: and of his seven counsellors, to enquire
INT: the king and his seven counselors are sent to inquire

Ezra 7:15
HEB: דִּֽי־ מַלְכָּ֣א וְיָעֲט֗וֹהִי הִתְנַדַּ֙בוּ֙ לֶאֱלָ֣הּ
NAS: the king and his counselors have freely offered
KJV: which the king and his counsellors have freely offered
INT: which the king and his counselors have freely to the God

Daniel 6:7
HEB: אִתְיָעַ֜טוּ כֹּ֣ל ׀ סָרְכֵ֣י
NAS: and the governors have consulted together that the king
KJV: and the captains, have consulted together to establish
INT: have consulted All the commissioners

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3272
3 Occurrences

’iṯ·yā·‘a·ṭū — 1 Occ.
wə·yā·‘ă·ṭō·w·hî — 1 Occ.
yā·‘ă·ṭō·hî — 1 Occ.