Definition of the word "Secret" by Rick Livermore
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SECRET
sod (סוֹד, 5475), "secret or confidential plan(s); secret or confidential talk; secret; council; gathering; circle." This noun occurs 21 times in biblical Hebrew.
Sod means, first, "confidential talk": "Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked …" (Ps. 64:2). In Prov. 15:22 the word refers to plans which one makes on one's own and before they are shared by others: "Without counsel [self-made] purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counselors they [succeed]." Sometimes the word signifies simply a talk about something that should be kept confidential: "Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself; and discover not a secret to another" (Prov. 25:9).
Second, the word represents a group of intimates with whom one shares confidential matters: "O my soul, come not thou into their [Simeon's and Levi's] secret; unto their assembly, mine honor, be not thou united …" (Gen. 49:6—the first occurrence of the word). Jer. 6:11 speaks of the "assembly [informal but still sharing confidential matters] of young men together." To "have sweet counsel" is to be in a group where everyone both shares and rejoices in what is being discussed and/or done (Ps. 55:14).
Vine, W. E., Unger, M. F., & White, W., Jr. (1996). Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words (Vol. 1, p. 218). Nashville, TN: T. Nelson.
Genesis 50:2
The procedure was likely considered secret knowledge for mortuary priests, and thus it was never put into writing.
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Exodus 16:31
The tamarisk bush produces a sweet white secretion that modern Bedouin call manna.
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Exodus 32:20
However, the "trial by ordeal" mentions nothing about gold and is concerned about the "secret" sin of adultery, while Exod 32 mentions nothing about proving guilt because Moses saw the people in action.
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Leviticus 24:5–9
Daniel proves that the priests had been secretly entering the temple chamber and eating the food left before the statue of Bel.
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Deuteronomy 27:1–26
While Deut 27:9–14 describes this ceremony along with its blessings and curses, vv. 15–26 delineates separate curses for the Levites to pronounce on anyone guilty of sins done in secret.
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Deuteronomy 29:29
17–20)—the secret violation of the Horeb (Sinai) covenant through worship of another god.
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Judges 6:11
The oppressive conditions of the time (see Judg 6:2–6) are driving the Israelites to be secretive about food production and use unusual methods; a winepress would not be the normal place for processing wheat.
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Judges 16:6
Since he continues to play along as she asks the secret of his strength and tests his answer, he is likely overconfident; this is evident in his assumption in v. 20 that he will break free again.
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Judges 16:6
However, it is surprising that he eventually trusts Delilah with the real secret since she has tested all of his prior answers.
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Judges 16:17
This word choice highlights Samson's spiritual detachment from Yahweh, who has guarded and empowered him through his life but whom he now betrays by revealing the secret.
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Ruth 3:14
This wording suggests he could be addressing his workers, commanding them to keep Ruth's presence a secret.
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Ruth 3:14
However, Boaz's statement could also be taken as a wish to keep her presence secret to cover up for their sexual relationship.
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Nehemiah 4:11
The enemies of the Jewish people believed they could secretly undermine the work of the Jewish people and ultimately kill them.
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Esther 2:10
To keep her national identity secret, Esther would have eaten unclean food, as Esther 2:9 may be implying (Lev 11:46–47) and broken a number of other ceremonial regulations (compare Dan 1:8 and Deut 7:1–6).
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Esther 2:19–23
This gives Mordecai the ability to speak with Esther, although presumably he had to do so with some level of secrecy since she is the queen and since his relationship to her is still a secret (v. 20; compare vv. 7, 10).
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Psalm 64:2–6
64:2–6 The psalmist emphasizes the secrecy and violence that are characteristic of the wicked: They plot in secret, seek to ambush the blameless, and secretly set traps.
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Psalm 64:5
The enemies set secret traps (see 35:7), confident that their schemes will not be discovered.
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Isaiah 62:2
Receiving a new and secret name is part of the coded symbolism of apocalyptic literature, such as the book of Revelation (see Rev 2:17; 3:12).
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Jeremiah 35:7
The prohibition against alcohol is unusual as a trait of a nomadic society or as a religious observance (for the time), but a restriction on drinking makes sense in a family of craftsmen where the secrets of the trade would have been closely guarded.
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Jeremiah 38:14–28
Since the king is afraid of the group that tried to kill Jeremiah, he meets the prophet secretly and makes him swear not to tell the officials about their conversation (vv.
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Matthew 2:7
Herod keeps their specific mission to Bethlehem secret and probably also orders the priests and scribes to do the same.
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Matthew 6:5
Prayer, like charitable giving, should be done in secret.
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Matthew 8:4
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Mark 2:25–26
When David was fleeing from King Saul, he persuaded a priest to give him consecrated bread by claiming that he was on his way to a secret meeting with other servants of the king.
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Mark 5:43
Jesus intends to continue to keep His identity secret until the appropriate time (compare Mark 8:31–38).
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Mark 8:26
With the exception of the demon-possessed man healed in the region of the Gerasenes (5:1–17), Jesus has always been secretive about His individual healings.
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Mark 14:62
Jesus' response is a clear affirmation that He is the Messiah, unveiling what He tried to keep secret through much of Mark's Gospel.
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John 3:1
Apparently a secret follower of Jesus (7:50–51; 19:38–39).
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John 3:2
Indicates Nicodemus came to speak with Jesus privately and secretly.
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John 7:25–52
Nicodemus, who had visited Jesus secretly (3:1–2), now attempts to publicly temper the reaction of the Pharisees but is himself criticized for being naïve.
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John 13:23
They are following social customs, not being secretive.
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John 15:15
There is no secret way to receive salvation; it simply involves accepting Jesus as Savior.
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John 16:20
Secretly, they kill him for selfish reasons, not out of zeal for God or Rome as they claim (12:42–43; 19:7, 12).
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Romans 6:22
For this reason, some Greeks were attracted to mystery cults, which promised union with a god and immortality through the completion of secret rituals.
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Romans 6:22
In contrast to secret rituals, the gospel announces that faith in Christ Jesus brings union with God and eternal life.
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1 Corinthians 14:25
Prophecy can reveal what is hidden to people, even the secret things within the heart (1 Cor 2:11).
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1 Corinthians 14:34
Paul is likely making this statement either because some of the women in the congregation were causing strife, or perhaps because women were the center of local folk religion (often called mystery cults) and thus following Jesus was being confused with other religions.
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Ephesians 1:9
In Paul's writings, the Greek word used here, mystērion, refers to God's plan of salvation, which was formerly kept secret but is now revealed in Christ.
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Colossians 1:9
False teachers might have described God's will as unknowable—or knowable only through secret rituals.
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Colossians 1:9
Mystery cults considered knowledge to be secretive or hidden; only insiders who adhered to secret rituals could obtain true knowledge.
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Colossians 1:9
This stands in contrast to the mystery religions, which promoted insight through secret rituals.
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Colossians 2:2
In mystery cults, a mystery was a secret ritual that supposedly established a relationship with a god and resulted in perceived benefits such as immortality.
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2 Peter 2:1–3
Peter says that false teachers act in secret, deny God (and by extension, Christ) and behave immorally.
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2 Peter 2:1
In contrast to the false teachers of Jude 4, who have slipped in secretly, it may be that the false teachers Peter writes about arose from within the community (see 2 Pet 2:21).
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Revelation 2:24
Jezebel claims secret knowledge, but her teaching comes from Satan and results in death and destruction.
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Revelation 10:2
Though its contents are unknown, it is opened, suggesting the contents are not secret.
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Glossary
The basic tenet is that the created world was evil and salvation came through secret knowledge (gnosis).
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Glossary
mystery cult A type of religious group(s) during the Graeco-Roman period characterized by a member's initiation into the secret rites and practices of the group and a focus on inward, private spirituality.
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Introduction to Mark
In light of this unexpected development, a major theme of Mark's Gospel is the so-called "messianic secret."
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Introduction to Colossians
Paul responds that the real wisdom of God has been revealed in Christ, and people don't need to follow special rules or have secret knowledge to have access to Him (2:2–4).
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Did Samson Violate His Nazirite Vow?
Without explaining why, the narrative records that Samson kept this incident secret from his parents.
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Gematria in the Book of Revelation
Nero allegedly committed suicide, but the circumstances surrounding his death and burial were a closely guarded secret.
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Giving
At one point, Jesus says, "But you, when you practice charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, in order that your charitable giving may be in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you" (Matt 6:3–4).
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Giving
However, Jesus may not have meant that giving should always be done in secret.
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Giving
A closer look at Jesus' words brings out this point: "when you practice charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, in order that your charitable giving may be in secret," (Matt 6:3–4).
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Giving
There are many times when giving without any recognition is necessary, but other times when public giving may be the right choice.1
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Heiser, M. S. (2012, 2016). Did Samson Violate His Nazirite Vow? In Faithlife Study Bible (Ge 50:2–Re 10:2). Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
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SECRET. gifts to be given in, Matt. 6:4. Prayer to be offered in, Matt. 6:6. Of others not to be divulged, Prov. 25:9; Matt. 18:15.
Unclassified Scriptures Relating to: Deut. 29:29; Deut. 31:21; 1 Sam. 16:7; 2 Sam. 7:20; 2 Kin. 19:27; Psa. 25:14; Psa. 44:21; Psa. 90:8; Eccl. 12:14; Dan. 2:28, 47; Amos 3:7; Mark 4:22; Luke 8:16, 17; Rom. 2:16; 1 Cor. 4:5; Heb. 4:12, 13 See MYSTERIES.
Swanson, J., & Nave, O. (1994). New Nave's Topical Bible. Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems.
secret adjective
1 existing or done in such a way as to maintain concealment secret
negotiations with the enemy>synonyms clandestine, covert, furtive, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, mystical, sneak, stealthy, sub-rosa, surreptitious, undercover, ||underneath, under-the-table; compare STEALTHY 2, UNDERHAND
related words underhand, underhanded; unacknowledged, un-avowed, undeclared; concealed, hidden, screened; classified, confidential, eyes only, restricted, top secret
contrasted words acknowledged, avowed, declared, revealed; aboveboard, straightforward, unconcealed; declassified, unclassified, unrestricted; clear, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain
antonyms open, public
2
synonyms OBSCURE 2, devious, lonesome, out-of-the-way, remote, removed, retired
3
synonyms RECONDITE, abstruse, acroamatic, deep, esoteric, heavy, hermetic, occult, orphic, profound
secret noun secrets plural
synonyms GENITALIA, genitals, parts, private parts, privates, privities, privy parts, pudendum (usually pudenda plural)
secretaire noun
synonyms DESK, escritoire, secretary, writing desk
secretary noun
synonyms DESK, escritoire, secretaire, writing desk
secrete verb
synonyms HIDE, bury, ||bush up, cache, conceal, cover, ensconce, plant, screen, stash
related words deposit; withhold
secretiveness noun
synonyms SECRECY, hugger-mugger, hugger-muggery, hush, hush-hush, secretness, silence
secretly adverb
in a secret manner secret
ly with both sides>synonyms by stealth, clandestinely, covertly, furtively, hugger-mugger, in camera, privately, stealthily, sub rosa, surreptitiously
related words confidentially; privatim, privily
idioms behind closed doors, on the qt, on the quiet, under the rose, under the table
contrasted words forthrightly, plainly, publicly; manifestly, overtly
antonyms openly
secretness noun
synonyms SECRECY, hugger-mugger, hugger-muggery, hush, hush-hush, secretiveness, silence
Merriam-Webster, I. (1996). Merriam-Webster's collegiate thesaurus. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.
Matthew 6:1–4
Moreover, be holding your mind on the matter of not practicing your correctness of thinking, feeling, and acting before men in order to be attentively viewed by them as a spectacular performer. Otherwise, a reward you do not have in the presence of your Father in heaven. Therefore, whenever you are practicing the virtues of mercy or beneficence, do not sound a trumpet before you as the actors on the stage of life do in the synagogues and in the streets in order that they may be held in honor by men. Assuredly, I am saying to you, they have their reward and the receipt for the same in full. But while you are practicing the virtues of mercy or beneficence, do not allow your left hand to know what your right hand is doing, in order that your mercy or beneficence may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Wuest, K. S. (1961). The New Testament: an expanded translation (Matthew 6:1-4). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Matthew 6:5–8
And whenever you are praying you shall not be as the actors on the stage of life, because they are fond of praying in the synagogues and while standing at the corners of avenues in order that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I am saying to you, They have their reward and the receipt for the same in full. But, as for you, whenever you are praying, enter into your secret and well-guarded place, and having closed your door, pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Moreover, when praying, do not repeat the same thing over and over as the pagans do, for they think that they will be heard because of their multiplicity of words. Therefore, do not be like them, for your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him for them.
Wuest, K. S. (1961). The New Testament: an expanded translation (Matthew 6:5–8). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Mark 4:21–25
And He was saying to them, The lamp does not come, does it, in order to be placed under the peck measure or under the reclining couch? Does it not come in order to be placed upon the lampstand? For there is not anything which is hidden, except it be in order that it might be made known, nor has anything become hidden but in order that it might come into full view. Assuming that a person has ears to be hearing, let him be hearing. And He was saying to them, Keep ever a watchful eye on what you are hearing. In the measure by which you are measuring, it will be measured to you; and it will be measured to you not only according to that measure, but there will be some added on top of that. For he who has, it shall be given to him. And he who does not have, even that which he has shall be taken away from him.
Wuest, K. S. (1961). The New Testament: an expanded translation (Mark 4:21–25). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Luke 8:16–18
But no one, having lighted a lamp, covers it with a hollow household utensil or places it down under a couch, but puts it upon a lampstand, in order that those entering may be seeing the light. For there is not anything which is
