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# דַּעַת

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H1847

**knowledge** — used 89 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

## Meaning

### OpenScriptures lexical index

knowledge [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1491/1847/#m1)

### Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

דַּ֫עַת: n.f. knowledge [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1491/1847/#m2)

**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. ψ 139:6 Dn 12:4 (m. Pr 2:10; 14:6, poss. Jb 33:3 Ew§ 174 g) knowledge (proposes Inf., which appears clearly Gn 2:9, 17 Je 22:16)—abs. דַּ֫עַת Gn 2:9 + 35 times; דָּ֑עַת Jos 20:3 + 35 times; cstr. דַּ֫עַת Nu 24:16 + 10 times; sf. דַּעְתִּי Pr 22:17; דַּעְתְּךָ Jb 10:7; דַּעְתֵּךְ Is 47:10; דַּעְתּוֹ Pr 3:20 Is 53:11; דַּעְתְּכֶם Jb 13:2; דַּעְתָּם Is 44:25;— knowledge, perception in phrase בִּבְלִי ד׳ Dt 4:42 = unintentionally, 19:4 Jos 20:3 (where P’s synonym is בִּשְׁגָגָה v 3, 9, cf. Nu 35:11, 15), v 5; without knowing מִבְּלִי ד׳ Is 5:13 (= before they knew it, suddenly). = skill (in workmanship) Ex 31:3; 35:31 (both P; both ‖ תְּבוּנָה and חָכְמָה), 1 K 7:14 (sq. inf.); creative skill Is 40:14 (‖ אֹרַח מִשְׁפָּט, דֶּרֶךְ תְּבוּנוֹת). of proph. knowledge יֹדֵעַ ד׳ עליון Nu 24:16 (JE), cf. ψ 19:3. especially knowledge with moral quality Gn 2:9, 17 (J; in both verbal force, הַדּ׳ טוֹב וָרַע the knowing good and evil). knowledge possessed by God Jb 10:7 ψ 139:6 Pr 3:20 (‖ חָכְמָה and תְּבוּנָה), 21:12; taught by God to men ψ 94:10; 119:66 (‖ טוּב טַעַם), Pr 2:6 (‖ תְּבוּנָה and חָכְמָה). f. דַּעַת־רוּחַ = windy (unreal) knowledge Jb 15:2. especially in WisdLt = discernment, understanding, wisdom: Jb 13:2; 33:3 (ד׳ שְׂפָתַי), לֹא בְּדַעַת Jb 34:35 (‖ חכמה), Pr 8:9, 10 (‖ מוסר), 10:14; 11:9; 18:15(×15); 22:12; 29:7, cf. Is 32:4; 53:11 Je 10:14 = 51:17; בבלי דעת Jb 35:16; 36:12; בלי ד׳ 38:2; 42:3, בְּלֹא ד׳ Pr 19:2; ‖ תְּבוּנָה Pr 17:27; Is 44:19; ת׳ + חכמה Pr 24:4, ‖ מְזִמָּה Pr 1:4; 5:2; ד׳ מְזִמּוֹת 8:12; ‖ vb. עָרַם 19:25; ‖ מֹצֵעוֹת 22:20; ‖ מוּסָר 12:1; 19:27; 23:12; ‖ תּוֹרָה Mal 2:7; ‖ חכמה Pr 14:6; Ec 1:16, 18; 2:21, 26; 7:12; 9:10; connected with חָכָם Pr 21:11; Ec 12:9; דברי חכמים Pr 22:17; Is 33:6 (חכמת) Is 44:25 (חכמים); wisdom of magicians 47:10 Dn 1:4 (‖ חָכְמָה and מַדָּע). in highest sense, knowledge of God (incl. obedience) Ho 4:1, 6 (מִבְּלִי הַדַּעַת), v 6; 6:6 Jb 21:14; Pr 2:5 (‖ יראת י׳), so Is 11:2; 58:2; Je 22:16 (verbal force, c. acc.), Pr 9:10 (ד׳ קדשׁים, ‖ יראת י׳), 30:3 (id., ‖ חָכְמָה); v. also יִרְאַת י׳ ראשׁית ד׳ 1:7 (‖ חָכְמָה מוּסָר), v 22, 29 (‖ יִרְאַת י׳), 2:10 (‖ חָכְמָה). opp. אִוֶּלֶת Pr 12:23; 13:16; 14:18; 15:2 cf. v 7, also v 14. שִׂפְתֵי־ד׳ Pr 14:7; 20:15; אישׁ ד׳ 24:5 (‖ גֶּבֶר חָכָם).—Dn 12:4 is dub.; 𝔊 Bev read ותרבה הָרָעֹת.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 85 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

## Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: knowledge (72); of knowledge (8); the knowledge (7).

## In the verses

[Proverbs 14:18](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.14.18/) · [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.14.18/#tree)

נָחֲל֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם אִוֶּ֑לֶת וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗ים יַכְתִּ֥רוּ דָֽעַת׃

*Word for word:* they.inherit naive.people foolishness and sensible.\[people\] they.surround knowledge

*JPS 1917:* The thoughtless come into possession of folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

[Job 38:2](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.38.2/) · [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.38.2/#tree)

מִ֤י זֶ֨ה ׀ מַחְשִׁ֖יךְ עֵצָ֥ה בְמִלִּ֗ין בְּֽלִי־דָֽעַת׃

*Word for word:* who? this \[is\].making.dark counsel by words not knowledge

*JPS 1917:* Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

## On Mova

- [This word in the Tanakh dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/1847.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of its meanings](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1491/1847/): every English meaning parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.

Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).