ad´vẽr-tı̄z: This word is found twice in the Old Testament: In (from Hebrew, ×™×¢×¥, yÌ„a‛ac, “to adviseâ€) Balsam advises Balak of the future of Israel and its influence upon his kingdom (“I will advertise theeâ€). In the King James Version (from גּלה ×זן, gaÌ„laÌ„h 'oÌ„zen, “to uncover the ear,†“to revealâ€) Boaz in speaking to the nearer kinsman of Ruth: “I thought to advertise thee†(the Revised Version, margin “uncover thine earâ€).