Lexical Definition

‎דַּעַת‎ daʻath (dah'-ath) knowledge ^H:N
from ‎יָדַע‎

cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).

• knowledge

1) knowledge
1a) knowledge, perception, skill
1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom

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Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎דַּ֫עַת‎ noun feminine^{Ps 139:6} Dan 12:4 (masculine Prov 2:10; Prov 14:6, possibly Job 33:3 Ew^{§174 g}) knowledge (properly Infinitive, which appears clearly Gen 2:9; Gen 2:17; Jer 22:16) — absolute ‎דַּ֫עַת‎ Gen 2:9 + 35 t.; ‎דָּ֑עַת‎ Josh 20:3 + 35 t.; construct ‎דַּ֫עַת‎ Num 24:16 + 10 t.; suffix ‎דַּעְתִּי‎ Prov 22:17 ‎דַּעְתְּךָ‎ Job 10:7 ‎דַּעְתֵּךְ‎ Isa 47:10 ‎דַּעְתּוֺ‎ Prov 3:20; Isa 53:11 ‎דַּעְתְּכֶם‎ Job 13:2 ‎דַּעְתָּם‎ Isa 44:25 —

1. a. knowledge, perception in phrase ‎׳‎‎בִּבְלִי ד‎ Deut 4:42 = unintenionally, Deut 19:4; Josh 20:3 (where P's synonym is ‎בִּשְׁגָגָה‎ vJosh 20:3 vJosh 20:9, compare Num 35:11; Num 35:15), vNum 35:5 without knowing ‎׳‎‎מִבְּלִי ד‎ Isa 5:13 ( = before they knew it, suddenly).
b. = skill (in work-manship) Exod 31:3; Exod 35:31 (both P; both || ‎תְּבוּנָה‎ and ‎חָכְמָה‎), 1Kgs 7:14 (followed by infinitive); creative skill Isa 40:14 (|| ‎אֹרַח מִשְׁפָּט‎, ‎דֶּרֶךְ תְּבוּנוֺת‎).
c. of prophetic knowledge ‎עליון‎ ‎׳‎‎יֹדֵעַ ד‎ Num 24:16 (JE), compare Ps 19:3*.
d. especially knowledge with moral quality Gen 2:9; Gen 2:17 (J; in both verbal force, ‎טוֺב וָרַע‎ ‎׳‎‎הַדּ‎ the knowing good and evil).
e. knowledge possessed by God Job 10:7; Ps 139:6; Prov 3:20 (|| ‎חָכְמָה‎ and ‎תְּבוּנָה‎), Prov 21:12 taught by God to men Ps 94:10; Ps 119:66 (|| ‎טוּב טַעַם‎), Prov 2:6 (|| ‎תְּבוּנָה‎ and ‎חָכְמָה‎). feminine ‎דַּעַתרֿוּחַ‎ = windy (unreal) knowledge Job 15:2.

2. especially in Wisdom Literature = discernment, understanding, wisdom:
a. Job 13:2; Job 33:3 (‎שְׂפָתַי‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎), ‎לֹא בְּדַעַת‎ Job 34:35(|| ‎חכמה‎), Prov 8:9; Prov 8:10 (|| ‎מוסר‎), Prov 10:4; Prov 11:9; Prov 18:15 (twice in verse); Prov 22:12; Prov 29:7, compare Isa 32:4; Isa 53:11; Jer 10:14 = Jer 51:17 ‎בבלי דעת‎ Job 35:16; Job 36:12 ‎׳‎‎בלי ד‎ Job 38:2; Job 42:3, ‎׳‎‎בְּלֹא ד‎ Prov 19:2 || ‎תְּבוּנָה‎ Prov 17:27; Isa 44:19 ‎׳‎‎ת‎ + ‎חכמה‎ Prov 24:4, || ‎מְזִמָּה‎ Prov 1:4; Prov 5:2 ‎מְזִמּוֺת‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ Prov 8:12 || verb ‎עָרַם‎ Prov 19:25 || ‎מֹצֵעוֺת‎ Prov 22:20 || ‎מוּסָר‎ Prov 12:1; Prov 19:27; Prov 23:12 || ‎תּוֺרָה‎ Mal 2:7 || ‎חכמה‎ Prov 14:6; Eccl 1:16; Eccl 1:18; Eccl 2:21; Eccl 2:26; Eccl 7:12; Eccl 9:10: connected with ‎חָכָם‎ Prov 21:11; Eccl 12:9 ‎דברי חכמים‎ Prov 22:17; Isa 33:6 (‎חכמת‎) Isa 44:25 (‎חכמים‎); wisdom of magicians Isa 47:10; Dan 1:4 (|| ‎חָכְמָה‎ and ‎מַדָּע‎).
b. in highest sense, knowledge of God (including obedience) Hos 4:1; Hos 4:6 (‎מִבְּלִי הַדַּעַת‎), vHos 4:6; Hos 6:6; Job 21:14; Prov 2:5 (|| ‎׳‎‎יראת י‎), so Isa 11:2; Isa 58:2; Jer 22:16 (verbal force, with accusative), Prov 9:10 (‎קדשׁים‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎, || ‎׳‎‎יראת י‎), Prov 30:3 (id., || ‎חָכְמָה‎); see also ‎׳‎‎ראשׁית ד‎ ‎׳‎‎יִרְאַת י‎ Prov 1:7 (|| ‎חָכְמָה מוּסָר‎), vProv 1:22 vProv 1:29 (|| ‎׳‎‎יִרְאַת י‎) Prov 2:10 (|| ‎חָכְמָה‎).
c. opposed to ‎אִוֶּלֶת‎ Prov 12:23; Prov 13:16; Prov 14:18; Prov 15:2 compare vProv 15:7, also vProv 15:14.
d. ‎׳‎‎שִׂפְתֵידֿ‎ Prov 14:7; Prov 20:15 ‎׳‎‎אישׁ ד‎ Prov 24:5 (|| ‎גֶּבֶר חָכָם‎). — Dan 12:4 is dubious; ᵐ5 Bev read ‎ותרכה הָרָעֹת‎.

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