What does סוֹד (sôḏ) mean in the Bible?
סוֹד (sôḏ): Intimate counsel or secret shared within a closed circle of trust; God's hidden purposes revealed to prophets.
Hebrew · H5475
סוֹד
A session , i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy , consultation , a secret
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סוֹד H5475
Pronunciation sôḏ
What does סוֹד (sôḏ) mean in the Bible?
סוֹד (sôḏ): Intimate counsel or secret shared within a closed circle of trust; God's hidden purposes revealed to prophets.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5475?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include In the council (3), . . . (1), a secret (1), but He is a friend (1), confidence (1).
Where does סוֹד (sôḏ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (6), Proverbs (5), Jeremiah (4), Job (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It In the council 3× Psalms 89:7, Psalms 111:1, Jeremiah 23:18
. . . 1× Job 19:19
a secret 1× Proverbs 11:13
but He is a friend 1× Proverbs 3:32
confidence 1× Proverbs 25:9
confides 1× Psalms 25:14
fellowship 1× Psalms 55:14
from the scheming 1× Psalms 64:2
gathered 1× Jeremiah 6:11
His plan 1× Amos 3:7
in My council 1× Jeremiah 23:22
of counsel 1× Proverbs 15:22
on the council 1× Job 15:8
secrets 1× Proverbs 20:19
their council 1× Genesis 49:6
they scheme 1× Psalms 83:3
to the council 1× Ezekiel 13:9
when the friendship 1× Job 29:4
with the band 1× Jeremiah 15:17
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:6 בְּסֹדָם֙ to their council Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Job 15:8 הַבְס֣וֹד to on the council Article, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Job 19:19 סוֹדִ֑י to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Job 29:4 בְּס֥וֹד to when the friendship Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 25:14 ס֣וֹד to confides Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 55:14 ס֑וֹד to fellowship Noun - masculine singular Psalms 64:2 מִסּ֣וֹד to from the scheming Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 83:3 ס֑וֹד to they scheme Noun - masculine singular Psalms 89:7 בְּסוֹד־ to In the council Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 111:1 בְּס֖וֹד to in the council Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 49:6
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 7
Genesis 1 Job 3 Psalms 6 Proverbs 5 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 1 Amos 1
Source forms
ס֑וֹד 3x sō·wḏ Psalms 55:14, Psalms 83:3, Proverbs 15:22
בְּסֹדָם֙ 1x bə·sō·ḏām Genesis 49:6
בְּס֥וֹד 1x bə·sō·wḏ Job 29:4
בְּס֖וֹד 1x bə·sō·wḏ Psalms 111:1
בְּס֣וֹד 1x bə·sō·wḏ Jeremiah 23:18
בְּס֧וֹד 1x bə·sō·wḏ Ezekiel 13:9
בְסוֹד־ 1x ḇə·sō·wḏ- Jeremiah 15:17
בְּסוֹד־ 1x bə·sō·wḏ- Psalms 89:7
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 6x Job 29:4, Psalms 89:7, Psalms 111:1, Jeremiah 15:17
Noun - masculine singular 5x Psalms 55:14, Psalms 83:3, Proverbs 11:13, Proverbs 15:22
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Psalms 25:14, Jeremiah 6:11
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Proverbs 3:32, Amos 3:7
Article, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 15:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 25:9
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Job 19:19
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Jeremiah 23:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Intimate counsel or secret shared within a closed circle of trust; God's hidden purposes revealed to prophets.
Source Gloss
a session , i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy , consultation , a secret
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Intimate counsel or secret shared within a closed circle of trust; God's hidden purposes revealed to prophets.
a session, i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret BDB: council Usage: assembly, consel, inward, secret (counsel).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Old Testament Witnesses
confidential matter or private counsel
Secret; counsel; intimate friendship; a confidential conversation or assembly
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 21 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Why This Word Matters
The proverb highlights the responsibility to guard sensitive information. Proverbs 11:13
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain