סוֹדçôwd
council, counsel
Pronunciation: sode · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5475
Meanings
1. council, in familiar conversation
a. divan or circle of familiar friends (Jeremiah 6:11; Jeremiah 15:17; Job 19:19)
b. assembly, company (Psalms 111:1; Ezekiel 13:9; Psalms 89:8)
2. counsel, taken by those in familiar conversation
a. counsel (Proverbs 15:22; Psalms 55:15; Psalms 83:4)
b. secret counsel, which may be revealed (Amos 3:7; Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 20:19)
c. familiar converse, intimacy, with God (Psalms 25:14; Proverbs 3:22; Job 29:4)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 21 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 49:6 May I never join in their meetings; may I never be a party to their plans. For in their anger they murdered men, and they crippled oxen just for sport.
- Job 15:8 Were you listening at God’s secret council? Do you have a monopoly on wisdom?
- Job 19:19 My close friends detest me. Those I loved have turned against me.
- Job 29:4 When I was in my prime, God’s friendship was felt in my home.
- Psalms 25:14 The Lord is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant.
- Psalms 55:14 What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).