Hebrew noun · H1847
דַּעַת
daathdah'-ath
knowledge
92 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: daʻath
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H1847is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 15 of 39Old Testament books
- 45spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H1847
knowledge
The King James renders it: cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
daath is rendered "knowledge". It stands 92 times in the Hebrew text, across fifteen books.
- Forty of the uses stand in Proverbs, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 2:9Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
- The Greek text spells it forty-five different ways.
The first use
Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:9הַדַּ֖עַת
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Forty of the word's ninety-two uses are in Proverbs.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- knowledge45
- and knowledge10
- and knowledge of8
- the knowledge7
- and with knowledge3
- and by knowledge2
- by knowledge his2
- from knowledge2
- knowledge of2
- of knowledge2
- with knowledge2
- and knowledge their1
and 6 more, 92 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 92, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
45 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- דָֽעַת׃9
- דָּ֑עַת8
- דָ֑עַת6
- דָּֽעַת׃6
- וְדַ֖עַת6
- דַ֔עַת4
- וְדַ֥עַת4
- דַּ֣עַת3
- וּבְדַ֖עַת3
- וְ֝דַ֗עַת3
- דַ֣עַת2
- דַ֙עַת֙2
and 33 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · feminine singular47HNcfsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular10HC/Ncfsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)8HC/Ncfsc
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular5HC/R/Ncfsa
- preposition + noun · feminine singular5HR/Ncfsa
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular5HTd/Ncfsa
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3HNcfsc
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HTd/Ncfsc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1HC/Ncfsc/Sp2fs
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1HNcfsc/Sp2ms
Genesis
two uses
Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
- הַדַּ֖עַתhadaatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: the knowledge
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
- הַדַּ֙עַת֙hadaatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: the knowledge
Exodus
two uses
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
- וּבְדַ֖עַתuvedaatconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: and with knowledge
And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
- וּבְדַ֖עַתuvedaatconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: and with knowledge
Numbers
one use
the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
- דַּ֣עַתdaatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: of knowledge of
Deuteronomy
two uses
to which a manslayer could flee after killing his neighbor unintentionally without prior malice. To save one’s own life, he could flee to one of these cities:
- דַ֔עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Now this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally, without intending to harm him:
- דַ֔עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Joshua
two uses
so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
- דָ֑עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Now if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the manslayer into his hand, because that man killed his neighbor accidentally without prior malice.
- דַ֙עַת֙daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
1 Kings
one use
He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
- הַדַּ֔עַתhadaatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the knowledge
Job
eleven uses
though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?
- דַּ֭עְתְּךָda'tekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: knowledge your
What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
- כְּֽ֭דַעְתְּכֶםkeda'tekhempreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: like knowledge your
“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?
- דַֽעַת־daat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: knowledge of
Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
- וְדַ֥עַתvedaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and knowledge of
Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since He judges those on high?
- דָּ֑עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
- וְדַ֥עַתvedaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and knowledge of
‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’
- בְדַ֣עַתvedaatpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: with knowledge
So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.”
- דַ֝֗עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
- דָֽעַת׃daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
“Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?
- דָֽעַת׃daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
- דָ֥עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Psalms
four uses
Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.
- דָּֽעַת׃daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
- דָּֽעַת׃daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.
- וָדַ֣עַתvadaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and knowledge
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
- דַ֣עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Proverbs
forty uses
To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
- דַּ֣עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
- דָּ֑עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
- דָֽעַת׃daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
- דָ֑עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.
- וְדַ֖עַתvedaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and knowledge of
For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
- דַּ֣עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
- וְ֝דַ֗עַתvedaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and knowledge
By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
- בְּ֭דַעְתּוֹbeda'topreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: by knowledge his
that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
- וְ֝דַ֗עַתvedaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and knowledge
They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
- דָֽעַת׃daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: of knowledge
Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
- וְ֝דַ֗עַתvedaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and knowledge
I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
- וְדַ֖עַתvedaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and knowledge of
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
- וְדַ֖עַתvedaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and knowledge of
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
- דָ֑עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
- וּ֝בְדַ֗עַתuvedaatconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: and by knowledge
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
- דָּ֑עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
- דָּ֑עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
- בְדָ֑עַתvedaatpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: with knowledge
A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
- וְדַ֖עַתvedaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and knowledge
Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
- דָֽעַת׃daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- דָֽעַת׃daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
- דָּ֑עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
- דָ֑עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
- דָּ֑עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
- דָּ֑עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
- דָּ֑עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
- דָּֽעַת׃daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
- דַ֣עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
- דָּֽעַת׃daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
- דָֽעַת׃daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
- דָֽעַת׃daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
- דָּֽעַת׃daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
- דָ֑עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—
- לְדַעְתִּֽי׃leda'tipreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: to knowledge my
Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
- וָדָֽעַת׃vadaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and knowledge
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
- דָֽעַת׃daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
- וּ֭בְדַעַתuvedaatconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: and by knowledge
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
- דַּ֝֗עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
- דָּֽעַת׃daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
- וְדַ֖עַתvedaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and knowledge of
Ecclesiastes
seven uses
I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”
- וָדָֽעַת׃vadaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and knowledge
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.
- דַּ֖עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.
- וּבְדַ֖עַתuvedaatconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: and with knowledge
To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- וְדַ֖עַתvedaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and knowledge
For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
- דַּ֔עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
- וְדַ֣עַתvedaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and knowledge
Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
- דַּ֙עַת֙daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Isaiah
ten uses
Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.
- דָ֑עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
- דַּ֖עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
- לָדָ֑עַתladaatpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: to knowledge
He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
- וָדָ֑עַתvadaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and knowledge
Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?
- דַ֔עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”
- דַ֥עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
- וְדַעְתָּ֥םveda'tamconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: and knowledge their
You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
- וְדַעְתֵּ֖ךְveda'tekhconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: and knowledge your
After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
- בְּדַעְתּ֗וֹbeda'topreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: by knowledge his
For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”
- וְדַ֥עַתvedaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and knowledge of
Jeremiah
three uses
Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
- מִדַּ֔עַתmidaatpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: from knowledge
He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.
- הַדַּ֥עַתhadaatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the knowledge
Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
- מִדַּ֔עַתmidaatpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: from knowledge
Daniel
two uses
young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
- דַ֙עַת֙daatnoun · feminine singulartagged: of knowledge
But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”
- הַדָּֽעַת׃hadaatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the knowledge
Hosea
four uses
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
- דַּ֥עַתdaatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: knowledge of
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
- הַדָּ֑עַתhadaatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the knowledge
- הַדַּ֣עַתhadaatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the knowledge
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
- וְדַ֥עַתvedaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and knowledge of
Malachi
one use
For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
- דַ֔עַתdaatnoun · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
