עֵץ

From LSJ

τὴν οἴησιν ἔλεγε προκοπῆς ἐγκοπήν → he used to say, Opinion forming is the stoppage of progress

Source

English (Strong)

from עָצָה; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks): + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.