counsellor
ya.et refers to the king’s advising group in the commission concerning Judah and Jerusalem and in the offering of silver and gold.
The attested forms identify a plural group attached to the king: they stand with his command in Ezra 7:14 and join him in offering silver and gold in Ezra 7:15.
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The king’s advising group · dominant
Both occurrences are Qal active participles, masculine plural construct. In Ezra 7:14, the group is named alongside the king’s command to inquire about Judah and Jerusalem; in Ezra 7:15, it is joined with the king in freely offering silver and gold.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the group as the king’s "seven advisers" in Ezra 7:14 and as "his advisers" in Ezra 7:15. These phrases confirm the clause-level presentation rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.