תַּחְבֻּלָהtachbulâh
(only in plural) properly, steerage (as a management of ropes), i.e. (figuratively) guidance or (by implication) a plan
Pronunciation: takh-boo-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8458
Meanings
direction, counsel, direction, guidance, probably originally of rope-pulling, i.e. steering, directing a ship (Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 12:5; Job 37:12; Proverbs 11:14; Proverbs 24:6)
Same root
- חָבַלchâbal · H2254to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)
- חֶבֶלchebel · H2256a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Job 37:12 The clouds churn about at his direction. They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.
- Proverbs 1:5 Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance
- Proverbs 11:14 Without wise leadership, a nation falls; there is safety in having many advisers.
- Proverbs 12:5 The plans of the godly are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
- Proverbs 20:18 Plans succeed through good counsel; don’t go to war without wise advice.
- Proverbs 24:6 So don’t go to war without wise guidance; victory depends on having many advisers.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).