Sod denotes a council or gathered circle, and can also denote a matter kept from disclosure.

The occurrences most often place sod in a human council, company, or gathered group, whether accepted, avoided, or involved in hostile planning. It also appears for God's council and for a matter that is revealed or kept from disclosure.

1. A human council, company, or planned gathering · dominant

   In Genesis 49:6 the speaker refuses entry into “their counsel” alongside “their assembly,” in a context of violent anger. Ezekiel 13:9 places false prophets outside “the counsel of my people,” while Job 19:19 describes men belonging to the speaker's counsel who have turned against him. Proverbs 15:22 also sets the term in the setting of plans and advisers.

   Genesis 49:6Ezekiel 13:9Job 19:19Proverbs 15:22Jeremiah 15:17Psalm 111:1
2. God's council, made known to those who stand in it · common

   Jeremiah 23:18 asks who has stood in the council of the LORD in order to see and hear his word, and Jeremiah 23:22 says that standing in God's council would lead to making his words heard by the people. Amos 3:7 connects the term with what the Lord GOD reveals to the prophets, and Psalm 25:14 joins the LORD's counsel with making his covenant known.

   Jeremiah 23:18Jeremiah 23:22Amos 3:7Psalm 25:14Job 15:8Job 29:4
3. A confidential matter not to be disclosed · occasional

   In Proverbs 11:13 the APB contrasts a slanderer who “reveals secrets” with a faithful spirit that keeps a matter hidden. Proverbs 20:19 warns about one who reveals counsel, and Proverbs 25:9 directs a person not to disclose another's counsel in a dispute.

   Proverbs 11:13Proverbs 20:19Proverbs 25:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with “counsel” or “council,” including human and divine settings. It also uses “secret” in Proverbs 11:13 and Amos 3:7; These renderings indicate the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.