Jeremiah 23:18:4Jer.23.18.W4TAB
בְּס֣וֹד
besod
“in the council of”
- Transliteration
- be-SOD
- Extended
- beh-SOHD
- IPA
- /bəˈsoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the council of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
be-SOD
- phraseyour reading level
be-SOD Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI MI a-MAD be-SOD Ye-ho-VAH ve-ye-RE ve-yish-me-A ET-de-va-RO
- sentence
KI MI a-MAD be-SOD Ye-ho-VAH ve-ye-RE ve-yish-me-A ET-de-va-RO MI-hik-SHIV div-RE de-va-RO va-yish-MA
Exegesis
The verb amad {עָמַד | ʿā-mad} ‘has stood’ in the Qal perfect denotes a completed action, and the prepositional phrase be-sōd-YHWH {בְּס֣וֹד־יְהוָ֔ה | bə-sōd-Yəhōwāh} ‘in the council of the LORD’ uses a maqqef-joined construct to indicate participation in the divine assembly.
Root and etymology
s-w-dsamekh–vav–dalet
“counsel”
In context — Jeremiah 23:18
For who has stood in the council of the LORD , and seen and heard His word? Who has listened attentively to His word and heard it?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 23:18, so the Hebrew word בְּס֣וֹד (besod) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.23.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.18.W4.S1) and character.