Proverbs 25:9:4Prov.25.9.W4TAB
וְס֖וֹד
vesod
“and a secret or confidential matter”
- Transliteration
- ve-SOD
- Extended
- veh-SOHD
- IPA
- /vəˈsoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a secret or confidential matter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-SOD
- clause
ve-SOD a-KHER al-te-GAL
- sentence
RIV-kha RIV ET-re-E-kha ve-SOD a-KHER al-te-GAL
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-sod {וְס֖וֹד | wə-sōḏ} ‘and secret’ introduces a parallel noun phrase, while the adjective acher {אַחֵ֣ר | ʾaḥēr} ‘another’ in construct expresses possession.
Root and etymology
ס־ו־ד
“secret counsel”
In context — Proverbs 25:9
Dispute the matter with your neighbor in person, and do not reveal another’s secret .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 25:9, so the Hebrew word וְס֖וֹד (vesod) 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 Prov.25.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.9.W4.S1) and character.