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סוֹד

A session , i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy , consultation , a secret · mystery

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סוֹד H5475 a session , i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy , consultation , a secret
Pronunciation sôḏ
Intimate counsel or secret shared within a closed circle of trust; God's hidden purposes revealed to prophets.
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μυστήριον G3466 mystery
Pronunciation mystḗrion
God's hidden counsel now revealed through Christ and the Gospel, not inherently unknowable.
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What does סוֹד (sod) mean in the Bible?

סוֹד · μυστήριον is a Hebrew word meaning "confidential matter or private counsel".

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Meaning

confidential matter or private counsel
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

7 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love 1 Corinthians 15 — Christ Is Risen, the Dead Will Be Raised, and Death Will Be Destroyed 1 Corinthians 2 — The Spirit Reveals What the Cross Conceals from the Natural Mind 1 Corinthians 4 — Stewards of Christ, Fools for Christ, and a Father’s Admonition Colossians 1 — The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel of Reconciliation Colossians 2 — Fullness in Christ and Freedom from Christ-Plus Religion Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship Ephesians 1 — Blessed in Christ and Enlightened to Know His Power Ephesians 3 — The Mystery Revealed and the Church Strengthened in Christ’s Love Ephesians 5 — Walking in Love, Light, Wisdom, and Spirit-Filled Order Luke 8 — The Word Heard, the Kingdom Revealed, and the Lord’s Authority Displayed Mark 4 — The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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