Midvash

דַּעַתdaʻath

knowledge, (properly Infinitive, which appears clearly Gen 2:9; Gen 2:17; Jer 22:16)

Pronunciation: dah'-ath · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1847

Meanings

1.

a. knowledge, perception (Deuteronomy 4:42; Deuteronomy 19:4; Joshua 20:3)

b. = skill (in work-manship) (Exodus 31:3; Exodus 35:31; 1 Kings 7:14)

c. of prophetic knowledge (Numbers 24:16; Psalms 19:3)

d. especially knowledge with moral quality (Genesis 2:9; Genesis 2:17)

e. knowledge, possessed by God (Job 10:7; Psalms 139:6; Proverbs 3:20)

f. windy, knowledge (Job 15:2)

2. discernment, understanding, wisdom, especially in Wisdom Literature =

b. knowledge, id. (Hosea 4:1; Hosea 4:6; Hosea 6:6)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 92 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 2:9 The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
  • Genesis 2:17 except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.”
  • Exodus 31:3 I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.
  • Exodus 35:31 The Lord has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.
  • Numbers 24:16 the message 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:
  • Deuteronomy 4:42 Anyone who killed another person unintentionally, without previous hostility, could flee there to live in safety.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).