H8458 H8458
Wise counsel, strategic guidance, or skillful direction; used exclusively in wisdom literature for prudent planning.
Derived from the imagery of steering a ship by pulling ropes, this noun captures the art of wise guidance and strategic counsel. In Proverbs it appears repeatedly alongside terms for advisors and plans, underscoring that sound leadership requires not just raw intelligence but the skill of navigating complex situations. Job 37:12 extends the metaphor to God's sovereign direction of the thundercloud itself, while Proverbs 12:5 contrasts the counsels of the wicked with the thoughts of the righteous.
Senses
1. guidance, counsel, strategy — Wise counsel, strategic guidance, or skillful direction. The word evokes the original metaphor of rope-pulling to steer a ship, and in its seven occurrences it consistently describes the art of prudent planning. In Proverbs it is paired with 'abundance of counselors' (11:14; 24:6) and 'counsel' (20:18), framing leadership as a navigational skill. Job 37:12 applies it to God's sovereign steering of storm clouds. Spanish 'estrategias' and 'direcciones' together capture the dual nuance of tactical planning and authoritative guidance. 7×
AR["(بِ-تَدْبِيرَاتِهِ)", "[بِ-تَدْبِيرَاتِهِ]", "بِ-تَدْبِيراتٍ", "تَدابيرَ", "تَدابيرُ", "تَدَابِيرَ", "وَ-بِتَدابيرَ"]·ben["(তাঁর-পরিচালনায়)", "-বুদ্ধিমত্তা-দিয়ে", "[তাঁর-পরিচালনায়]", "এবং-কৌশলে", "নির্দেশনা", "পরামর্শ", "পরামর্শের"]·DE["[(בתחבולתיו)]", "[[בתחבולתו]]", "[בתחבלות]", "[ובתחבלות]", "[תחבלות]"]·EN["[by-his-guidance]", "and-with-guidance", "by-guidance", "by-his-guidance", "guidance", "the-counsels-of"]·FR["dans-direction", "dans-son-direction-lui", "direction", "et-direction"]·heb["ב-תחבולות", "ב-תחבולותיו", "ו-ב-תחבולות", "תחבולות"]·HI["और-चतुराई-से", "चतुराई-से", "मार्गदर्शन", "मार्गदर्शन-उसके-से", "योजनाएँ", "योजनाओं-के"]·ID["(dengan-bimbinganNya)", "[dengan bimbingannya]", "dan-dengan-bimbingan", "dengan-bimbingan", "nasihat", "petunjuk"]·IT["e-in-e-con-guidance", "guidance", "il-counsels-di", "in-[by-suo-guidance]-suo", "in-da-guidance", "in-da-suo-guidance-suo"]·jav["(kanthi-tuntunan-ipun)", "[kanthi-tuntunan-ipun]", "kalayan-tuntunan", "lan-kalayan-tuntunan", "tuntunan", "tuntunan-saking"]·KO["계획-들-은", "그-의-인도-로", "그-의-인도들-로", "그리고-전략들-로", "전략들-로", "지략-을", "지략-이"]·PT["(ketiv)", "com-estratégias", "conselhos-de", "direção", "e-com-estratégias", "orientações", "por-sua-direção"]·RU["[по-направлениям-Его]", "замыслы", "и-с-руководством", "по-направлениям-Его", "по-советам", "руководства", "советы"]·ES["(Q:por-sus-direcciones)", "[K:por-su-dirección]", "con-estrategias", "consejos", "consejos-de", "dirección", "y-con-estrategias"]·SW["[kwa-mwongozo-wake]", "kwa-mashauri", "kwa-mwongozo-wake", "mipango-ya", "mwongozo", "na-kwa-mwongozo", "uongozi"]·TR["(ketib)", "planları", "rehberlikler", "stratejiyle", "ve-stratejiyle", "yönlendirmenin", "yönlendirmesiyle"]·urd["اس کی رہنمائی سے", "اور-تدبیروں-سے", "تدبیروں-سے", "تدبیریں", "مشورے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [תַּחְבֻּלָה] n.f. direction, counsel (prob. orig. of rope-pulling, i.e. steering, directing a ship, v. חֹבֵל, so Thes; v. De Pr 1:5);—only pl. and only WisdLt. תַּחְבֻּלוֹת abs. Pr 1:5 + 3 times; cstr. Pr 12:5; sf. תַּחְבּוּלֹתָ֯ו Jb 37:12—direction, guidance (i.e. by God) Jb 37:12 (of thunder cloud); counsels of wicked (רשׁעים) Pr 12:5 (opp. מַחְשְׁבוֹת צדיקים); gen. good, wise counsels Pr 1:5; 11:14 (‖ רֹב יועֵץ), 24:6 (‖ id.); 20:18 (‖ עֵצָה).