סוֹד
çôwd · H5475 · Hebrew · 21 occurrences
Meanings
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council, company
A group or gathering of persons (like friends or members of the same group) or heavenly beings
ExamplesGenesis 49:6 May my soul not enter into their council; May my glory not be united with their assembly; For in their anger they killed men, And in their self-will they lamed oxen.
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friendship, fellowship
Intimate, close association with another person or deity or a group
ExamplesJob 29:4 Just as I was in the days of my youth, When the protection of God was over my tent;
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intimate friends
Literally: people of friendship; hence: people with whom one has an affectionate relationship
ExamplesJob 19:19 All my associates loathe me, And those I love have turned against me.
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secret
Information that is known by humans or deities but kept hidden from others
ExamplesProverbs 11:13 One who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, But one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
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plot, plan
A decision or advice of a group of persons, often secret and sometimes harmful to another
ExamplesPsalm 64:2 Hide me from the secret discussion of evildoers, From the restlessness of the workers of injustice,
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
15 occurrences in 11 groups
- Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (15) 15
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אַחֵרother 1
What is done to itIt is the object
6 occurrences in 3 groups
- גָּלָהto uncover, to reveal, to go into exile 4
- מָתַקto taste good 1
- עָרַםto be crafty, to be prudent 1
What it is said to bePredicate
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- אֹהֶלtent 1
- יָרֵאfearing, afraid 1
- יָשָׁרupright, right 1
- אַיִןthere is no, not 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
11 occurrences in 3 groups
- בin/on/with 17
- מִןfrom 1
- עַלon, upon, over, against 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- מַתpeople 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 2 words
- βουλή boulḗ · G1012 · plan, intention, purpose
- Greek βουλή captures the deliberative counsel/advice aspect of Hebrew סוֹד when referring to counsel or deliberative assembly, though סוֹד has broader semantic range including intimate secret or confidential circle that βουλή does not extend to cover.
- συνέδριον synédrion · G4892 · city council, council of judges, the council of the Jews
- Greek συνέδριον specifically denotes a formal council or deliberative assembly (especially the Sanhedrin), whereas Hebrew סוֹד encompasses both formal assemblies and informal gatherings for counsel or secret consultation; the Greek term represents the institutional/formal subset of the Hebrew semantic range.
Semantic domains 5 entries
- Groups001001003004
- The word names an assembly or company gathered in fellowship, as Jacob refuses to enter the council of Simeon and Levi (Genesis 49:6), tying the word to this collective gathering.
- Love002001002018
- The word can describe intimate fellowship or close companionship, as Job recalls the intimacy of God's friendship over his tent (Job 29:4), tying the word to a bond of close affection.
- Friends001001003003
- The word is used of close associates and intimate friends, as Job's associates now loathe him though once beloved (Job 19:19), tying the word to this circle of trusted companions.
- Non-Know002004002008
- The word describes a secret or confidential counsel kept from general knowledge, as the LORD's secret counsel is for those who fear Him (Psalm 25:14), tying the word to concealed, privileged information.
- Think002004002013
- The word's counsel sense ties it to shared deliberation and confidential discussion, as Eliphaz asks whether Job has listened in on the secret council of God (Job 15:8), tying the word to this exchange of private thought.
Word family 11 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5475. sod סוֺד noun [masculine] council, counsel; — ׳ס absolute Pro 11:13 +; construct…
סוֺד noun [masculine] council, counsel; — ׳ס absolute Pro 11:13 +; construct Jer 6:11 +; suffix סוֺדִי Jer 23:22; Job 19:19; סוֺדוֺ Amo 3:7; Pro 3:32; סֹדָם Gen 49:6; —
1 council, in familiar conversation; —
a. divan or circle of familiar friends, ׳ס בַּחוּרִים Jer 6:11, ׳מ משׂחקים Jer 15:17; סוֺדִ ׳מְתֵי Job 19:19 men of my intimate circle; (י בסוד ׅ׳עמד Jer 23:18, Jer 23:22 in the intimate circle of ׳י; אלוה בסוד Job 15:8; in bad sense, ׳ס מְרֵעִים Psa 64:3.
b. assembly, company, ׳ס יְשָׁרִים Psa 111:1 (|| עֵדָה; עמי סוֺד Eze 13:9; ׳ס קדשׁים Psa 89:8 (of angels); in bad sense, בא בסוד Gen 49:6 (|| קהל).
2 counsel, taken by those in familiar conversation:
a. counsel itself, סוד באין מחשׁבות Pro 15:22 thoughts without counsel; of intimate friendship, Psa 55:15 סוֺד נַמְתִּיק; in bad sense, of crafty plotting Psa 83:4 סוֺד יַעֲרִימוּ
b. secret counsel, which may be revealed (גלה), Amo 3:7; Pro 11:13; Pro 20:19; Pro 25:9.
c. familiar converse with God, intimacy, ס ׳ליראיו ׳י Psa 25:14 intimacy with ׳י have those who fear him (|| ברית), סודוֺ אתיֿשׁרים Pro 3:22 with the upright is his intimacy; here also Job 29:4 (si vera lectio) Di De and others; Siegf Du compare BuhlLex בְּסֹךְ when Eloah sheltered my tent.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 5 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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