דַּ֫עַת
knowledge
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Full lexicon entry — Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
- Verb
- An action or state-of-being word.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
Stem
- Qal
- The basic, simple active stem — the plain form of the verb (“he wrote”).
Form
- Infinitive Construct
- A bound verbal noun, frequently with prepositions (“to write / in writing”).
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
Grammatical forms
- Noun, Common, Feminine, Singular, Absolute 73 times (78%)
- Noun, Common, Feminine, Singular, Construct 18 times (19%)
- Verb, Qal, Infinitive Construct 2 times (2%)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (morphhb / Westminster Leningrad Codex — WLC text public domain, morphhb tagging CC BY 4.0), counted across 93 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Every verse where H1847 appears — 91 distinct verses across 16 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Genesis 2 verses
- Genesis 2:9 הַ/דַּ֖עַת ptcl def.art + n c fs Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
- Genesis 2:17 הַ/דַּ֨עַת֙ ptcl def.art + n c fs but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die."
Exodus 2 verses
- Exodus 31:3 וּ/בְ/דַ֖עַת conj + prep + n c fs and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
- Exodus 35:31 וּ/בְ/דַ֖עַת conj + prep + n c fs He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
Numbers 1 verse
Deuteronomy 2 verses
- Deuteronomy 4:42 דַ֔עַת n c fs that the manslayer might flee there, who kills his neighbor unawares, and didn't hate him in time past; and that fleeing to one of these cities he might live:
- Deuteronomy 19:4 דַ֔עַת n c fs This is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee there and live: whoever kills his neighbor unawares, and didn't hate him in time past;
Joshua 2 verses
- Joshua 20:3 דָ֑עַת n c fs that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly [and] unawares may flee there: and they shall be to you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.
- Joshua 20:5 דַ֨עַת֙ n c fs If the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver up the manslayer into his hand; because he struck his neighbor unawares, and didn't hate him before.
Judges 1 verse
1 Kings 1 verse
Job 11 verses
- Job 10:7 דַּ֭עְתְּ/ךָ n c fs cs + sfx pers 2ms Although you know that I am not wicked, There is no one who can deliver out of your hand.
- Job 13:2 כְּֽ֭/דַעְתְּ/כֶם prep + n c fs cs + sfx pers 2mp What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.
- Job 15:2 דַֽעַת n c fs cs "Should a wise man answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?
- Job 21:14 וְ/דַ֥עַת conj + n c fs cs They tell God, 'Depart from us, For we don't want to know about your ways.
- Job 21:22 דָּ֑עַת n c fs "Shall any teach God knowledge, Seeing he judges those who are high?
- Job 33:3 וְ/דַ֥עַת conj + n c fs cs My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; That which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
- Job 34:35 בְ/דַ֣עַת prep + n c fs 'Job speaks without knowledge, His words are without wisdom.'
- Job 35:16 דַ֝֗עַת n c fs Therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, And he multiplies words without knowledge."
- Job 36:12 דָֽעַת n c fs But if they don't listen, they shall perish by the sword; They shall die without knowledge.
- Job 38:2 דָֽעַת n c fs "Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge?
- Job 42:3 דָ֥עַת n c fs You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I have uttered that which I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I didn't know.
Psalms 4 verses
- Psalms 19:2 דָּֽעַת n c fs Day after day they pour forth speech, And night after night they display knowledge.
- Psalms 94:10 דָּֽעַת n c fs He who disciplines the nations, won't he punish? He who teaches man knows.
- Psalms 119:66 וָ/דַ֣עַת conj + n c fs Teach me good judgment and knowledge, For I believe in your commandments.
- Psalms 139:6 דַ֣עַת n c fs This knowledge is beyond me. It's lofty. I can't attain it.
Proverbs 39 verses
- Proverbs 1:4 דַּ֣עַת n c fs To give prudence to the simple, Knowledge and discretion to the young man:
- Proverbs 1:7 דָּ֑עַת n c fs The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
- Proverbs 1:22 דָֽעַת n c fs "How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, And fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 1:29 דָ֑עַת n c fs Because they hated knowledge, And didn't choose the fear of Yahweh.
- Proverbs 2:5 וְ/דַ֖עַת conj + n c fs cs Then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, And find the knowledge of God.
- Proverbs 2:6 דַּ֣עַת n c fs For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
- Proverbs 2:10 וְ֝/דַ֗עַת conj + n c fs For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
- Proverbs 3:20 בְּ֭/דַעְתּ/וֹ prep + n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.
- Proverbs 5:2 וְ֝/דַ֗עַת conj + n c fs That you may maintain discretion, That your lips may preserve knowledge.
- Proverbs 8:9 דָֽעַת n c fs They are all plain to him who understands, Right to those who find knowledge.
- Proverbs 8:10 וְ֝/דַ֗עַת conj + n c fs Receive my instruction rather than silver; Knowledge rather than choice gold.
- Proverbs 8:12 וְ/דַ֖עַת conj + n c fs cs "I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling. Find out knowledge and discretion.
- Proverbs 9:10 וְ/דַ֖עַת conj + n c fs cs The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
- Proverbs 10:14 דָ֑עַת n c fs Wise men lay up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
- Proverbs 11:9 וּ֝/בְ/דַ֗עַת conj + prep + n c fs With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
- Proverbs 12:1 דָּ֑עַת n c fs Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof is stupid.
- Proverbs 12:23 דָּ֑עַת n c fs A prudent man keeps his knowledge, But the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.
- Proverbs 13:16 בְ/דָ֑עַת prep + n c fs Every prudent man acts from knowledge, But a fool exposes folly.
- Proverbs 14:6 וְ/דַ֖עַת conj + n c fs A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, But knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
- Proverbs 14:7 דָֽעַת n c fs Stay away from a foolish man, For you won't find knowledge on his lips.
- Proverbs 14:18 דָֽעַת n c fs The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- Proverbs 15:2 דָּ֑עַת n c fs The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, But the mouth of fools gush out folly.
- Proverbs 15:7 דָ֑עַת n c fs The lips of the wise spread knowledge; Not so with the heart of fools.
- Proverbs 15:14 דָּ֑עַת n c fs The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, But the mouths of fools feed on folly.
- Proverbs 17:27 דָּ֑עַת n c fs He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.
- Proverbs 18:15 דָּ֑עַת דָּֽעַת n c fs n c fs The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
- Proverbs 19:2 דַ֣עַת n c fs It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; Nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.
- Proverbs 19:25 דָּֽעַת n c fs Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
- Proverbs 19:27 דָֽעַת n c fs If you stop listening to instruction, my son, You will stray from the words of knowledge.
- Proverbs 20:15 דָֽעַת n c fs There is gold and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
- Proverbs 21:11 דָּֽעַת n c fs When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom; When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
- Proverbs 22:12 דָ֑עַת n c fs The eyes of Yahweh watch over knowledge; But he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
- Proverbs 22:17 לְ/דַעְתִּֽ/י prep + n c fs cs + sfx pers 1cs Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
- Proverbs 22:20 וָ/דָֽעַת conj + n c fs Haven't I written to you thirty excellent things Of counsel and knowledge,
- Proverbs 23:12 דָֽעַת n c fs Apply your heart to instruction, And your ears to the words of knowledge.
- Proverbs 24:4 וּ֭/בְ/דַעַת conj + prep + n c fs By knowledge the rooms are filled With all rare and beautiful treasure.
- Proverbs 24:5 דַּ֝֗עַת n c fs A wise man has great power; And a knowledgeable man increases strength;
- Proverbs 29:7 דָּֽעַת n c fs The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren't concerned about knowledge.
- Proverbs 30:3 וְ/דַ֖עַת conj + n c fs cs I have not learned wisdom, Neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.
Ecclesiastes 7 verses
- Ecclesiastes 1:16 וָ/דָֽעַת conj + n c fs I said to myself, "Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge."
- Ecclesiastes 1:18 דַּ֖עַת n c fs For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
- Ecclesiastes 2:21 וּ/בְ/דַ֖עַת conj + prep + n c fs For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26 וְ/דַ֖עַת conj + n c fs For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 דַּ֔עַת n c fs For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10 וְ/דַ֣עַת conj + n c fs Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.
- Ecclesiastes 12:9 דַּ֨עַת֙ n c fs Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
Isaiah 10 verses
- Isaiah 5:13 דָ֑עַת n c fs Therefore my people go into captivity for lack of knowledge; Their honorable men are famished, And their multitudes are parched with thirst.
- Isaiah 11:2 דַּ֖עַת n c fs The Spirit of Yahweh shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.
- Isaiah 33:6 וָ/דָ֑עַת conj + n c fs There shall be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Yahweh is your treasure.
- Isaiah 40:14 דַ֔עַת n c fs With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and shown to him the way of understanding?
- Isaiah 44:19 דַ֥עַת n c fs None calls to mind, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yes, also I have baked bread on the coals of it; I have roasted flesh and eaten it: and shall I make the residue of it an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
- Isaiah 44:25 וְ/דַעְתָּ֥/ם conj + n c fs cs + sfx pers 3mp who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad; who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;
- Isaiah 47:10 וְ/דַעְתֵּ֖/ךְ conj + n c fs cs + sfx pers 2fs For you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, None sees me; your wisdom and your knowledge, it has perverted you, and you have said in your heart, I am, and there is none else besides me.
- Isaiah 48:4 מִ/דַּעְתִּ֕/י prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 1cs Because I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow brass;
- Isaiah 53:11 בְּ/דַעְתּ֗/וֹ prep + n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by the knowledge of himself shall my righteous servant justify many; and he shall bear their iniquities.
- Isaiah 58:2 וְ/דַ֥עַת conj + n c fs cs Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and didn't forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.
Jeremiah 3 verses
- Jeremiah 10:14 מִ/דַּ֔עַת prep + n c fs Every man is become brutish [and is] without knowledge; every goldsmith is disappointed by his engraved image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
- Jeremiah 22:16 הַ/דַּ֥עַת ptcl def.art + n c fs He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.
- Jeremiah 51:17 מִ/דַּ֔עַת prep + n c fs Every man is become brutish [and is] without knowledge; every goldsmith is disappointed by his image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
Daniel 2 verses
- Daniel 1:4 דַ֨עַת֙ n c fs youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skillful in all wisdom, and endowed with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king's palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.
- Daniel 12:4 הַ/דָּֽעַת ptcl def.art + n c fs But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run back and forth, and knowledge shall be increased."
Hosea 3 verses
- Hosea 4:1 דַּ֥עַת n c fs cs Hear the word of Yahweh, you children of Israel; For Yahweh has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: "Indeed there is no truth, Nor goodness, Nor knowledge of God in the land.
- Hosea 4:6 הַ/דָּ֑עַת הַ/דַּ֣עַת ptcl def.art + n c fs ptcl def.art + n c fs My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, That you may be no priest to me. Because you have your God's law, I will also forget your children.
- Hosea 6:6 וְ/דַ֥עַת conj + n c fs cs For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Malachi 1 verse
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
“knowledge” is the headline sense of the Hebrew noun דעת (daʻath). First canonically at Genesis 2:9, it enters the text early. It appears 91 verses across 16 books of the Hebrew Bible, among its moderately common vocabulary. More than a third of its appearances fall in Proverbs. Its meaning spans more than one sense — see its full sense range. See the sense tree, 91-verse concordance, and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H1847 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 91
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 91 distinct verses.
- 16 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 16 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #446
- by frequency
- Top 500 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 446 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 91 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 91 distinct verses.
- Writings (Ketuvim) 63 verses · 69%
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 21 verses · 23%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 7 verses · 8%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 2 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Knowledge 69×, Without knowledge 4×, Know 2×
- American Standard Version†: Knowledge 59×, Without knowledge 4×, Is without knowledge 2×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Knowledge 62×, Devoid of knowledge 2×, Know 2×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Knowledge 69×, Knowledge of 13×, And 4×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H1847 across 90† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 15 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 3 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H1847 across 90† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 21 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H1847 across 84† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 14 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 7 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H1847 across 98† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 12 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
10 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 10 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1.
- a. 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). e.g. Deuteronomy 4:42
- b. = 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). e.g. Exodus 31:3
- c. of proph. knowledge יֹדֵעַ ד׳ עליון Nu 24:16 (JE), cf. ψ 19:3. e.g. Numbers 24:16
- d. especially knowledge with moral quality Gn 2:9, 17 (J; in both verbal force, הַדּ׳ טוֹב וָרַע the knowing good and evil). e.g. Genesis 2:9
- e. 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. e.g. Job 10:7
- 2. especially in WisdLt = discernment, understanding, wisdom:
- a. 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). e.g. Job 13:2
- b. 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). e.g. Hosea 4:1
- c. opp. אִוֶּלֶת Pr 12:23; 13:16; 14:18; 15:2 cf. v 7, also v 14. e.g. Proverbs 12:23
- d. שִׂפְתֵי־ד׳ Pr 14:7; 20:15; אישׁ ד׳ 24:5 (‖ גֶּבֶר חָכָם).—Dn 12:4 is dub.; 𝔊 Bev read ותרבה הָרָעֹת. e.g. Proverbs 14:7
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
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;—
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Derived from ידע (yâdaʻ) (H3045) — to know.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
דַּעַת
- v. דֵּעָה) knowledge, mind; temperament, physical disposition, constitution. עלתה על ד׳ to occur to one’s mind, to strike. Sot. IX, 6 (45ᵇ); a. fr.—שיקול הד׳ weighing of opinions, i.e. decision between opposite views. Snh. 6ᵃ טעה בש׳ הד׳ made a mistake in deciding, against the common practice, a case concerning which there are opposite authorities, opp. to a decision against an established law; ib. 33ᵃ; Y. Keth. IX, 33ᵃ; Y. Snh. I, 18ᵃ bot.—Y. Ḥag. II, 77ᵇ top אין דַּעְתָּן נקיה their mind is not pure (unfit to study esoterics).—B. Mets. 11ᵇ, a. e. ד׳ אחרת מקנה a deputized person (or fictitious person, e.g. one’s ground) can take possession. Snh. 25ᵃ sq. תולה בד׳ עצמו one who makes the chance of a game dependent on his own action, e.g. throwing dice, תולה בד׳ יונו who makes it dependent on his dove’s flight.—Tosef. Ḥull. VII, 1 וד׳ מכרעת reason decides in favor &c.; Ḥull. 90ᵇ מאי ד׳ ד׳ תורה by saying ‘reason decides’ does he mean a reasonable interpretation of the Biblical law, or is he in doubt and ‘reason decides’ means ד׳ נוטה his opinion inclines in favor of &c.?—מִדַּ׳, לַדַּ׳ with the consent of, with the knowledge of, opp. בעל כרח־, v. כּוֹרַח. Kidd. 44ᵃ מד׳ אביה with her father’s consent; מִדַּעְתָּהּ with her consent. Ib. שלא לד׳ אביה without her father’s consent; a. fr.—ד׳ יפה good physical constitution, מי שדעתו י׳ not fastidious in taste, opp. אִיסְתְּנִיס q. v.—ד׳ קצרה impatience, greed, ד׳ רחבה contentedness. B. Bath. 145ᵇ bot.; Snh. 101ᵃ top.—Ber. 29ᵇ דַּעְתָּם קצרה they are impatient (Rashi: they do not understand how to express their wishes).—Pes. 113ᵇ אין הד׳ סובלתן whom the mind cannot endure; a. fr.—Pl. דֵּעוֹת, v. דֵּעָה.
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
Forms in the corpus
The 46 distinct written forms H1847 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H1847, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
- דע dêaʻ H1843 knowledge
- ידע yᵉdaʻ H3046 to know
- ידעני yiddᵉʻônîy H3049 soothsayer
- מדע maddâʻ H4093 knowledge
- מודע môwdaʻ H4129 kinsman
- מודעת môwdaʻath H4130 kindred
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
- דעואל Dᵉʻûwʼêl H1845 Deuel
- ידוע Yaddûwaʻ H3037 Jaddua
- ידיעאל Yᵉdîyʻăʼêl H3043 Jediael
- ידע Yâdâʻ H3047 Jada
- ידעיה Yᵉdaʻyâh H3048 Jedaiah
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 13 — not the complete family. 5 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 89 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 91 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 2:9
- Exodus 31:3
- Numbers 24:16
- Deuteronomy 4:42
- Joshua 20:3
- Judges 3:2
- 1 Kings 7:14
- Job 10:7
- Psalms 19:2
- Proverbs 1:4
- Ecclesiastes 1:16
- Isaiah 5:13
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
