ya.ats denotes giving counsel, consulting with others, and forming a course of action in Scripture.

The verb most often concerns giving counsel or being identified as an adviser; it also occurs where people consult together and where a contemplated course is described as planned or devised.

1. Giving counsel or serving as an adviser · dominant

   Qal forms occur in direct counsel and in descriptions of advisers. In Exodus 18:19 the APB renders the speaker's promise, "I will advise you," while in 2 Samuel 17:11 it renders a proposed military course, "I advise that all Israel be gathered to you." Qal active participles identify named people as advisers in 1 Chronicles 27:32 and 2 Samuel 15:12.

   Exodus 18:192 Samuel 17:111 Chronicles 27:322 Samuel 15:121 Kings 1:12Jeremiah 38:15
2. Consulting or deliberating together · common

   Niphal forms occur where a ruler or group consults before acting. In 1 Kings 12:6 the APB renders Rehoboam's action as consulting the elders and then asking how they would answer the people; in 2 Chronicles 20:21 it renders consultation with the people before appointing singers. Psalm 71:10 portrays enemies who "consult together," and Isaiah 45:21 calls on hearers to "take counsel together."

   1 Kings 12:62 Chronicles 20:212 Chronicles 25:17Nehemiah 6:7Psalm 71:10Isaiah 45:21
3. Devising a proposed course · common

   Several Qal clauses place the action in a stated plan or proposal. In Isaiah 23:8 the APB asks, "Who planned this against Tyre," and Isaiah 23:9 says that the LORD of hosts "planned it" to bring down the honored of the land. Isaiah 32:7 describes a rogue who has "plotted wickedness," whereas Isaiah 32:8 describes a noble man who "devises noble things."

   Isaiah 23:8Isaiah 23:9Isaiah 32:7Isaiah 32:8Isaiah 7:5Habakkuk 2:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB uses "advise," "counselor," "consulted," "take counsel," "planned," "plotted," and "devises." These are presentations of the surrounding clauses rather than a word-by-word alignment.