H1844 H1844
Knowledge, understanding; awareness of God or of truth, used of both human insight and divine omniscience.
A feminine abstract noun derived from the verb yada' (to know), denoting knowledge or understanding. In Hannah's song (1 Sam 2:3), God is called 'el de'ot -- a God of knowledge -- using the majestic plural to express the fullness of divine awareness. The psalmist in Psalm 73:11 wrestles with whether the Most High possesses knowledge of human affairs. In Isaiah and Jeremiah the word describes the prophetic knowledge that ideal rulers and teachers will impart. Elihu claims 'perfect knowledge' in Job 36:4, hinting at the boldness of human wisdom claims. Spanish 'conocimiento' and German 'Erkenntnis' both capture the sense of deep, experiential knowing rather than mere information.
Senses
1. knowledge, understanding — Knowledge, understanding, or awareness as an abstract quality. Used of divine omniscience (1 Sam 2:3, where the plural de'ot emphasizes the fullness of God's knowing), of human apprehension of God's ways (Ps 73:11; Isa 11:9), and of prophetic or wisdom instruction (Isa 28:9; Jer 3:15). The multilingual glosses -- Spanish 'conocimiento,' French 'connaissance,' German 'Erkenntnis' -- all point to experiential, relational knowledge rather than bare factual awareness. 6×
AR["المَعارِفِ", "عِلْمٍ", "مَعْرِفَةً", "مَعْرِفَةٌ"]·ben["জ্ঞান", "জ্ঞান-সহ", "জ্ঞানে", "জ্ঞানের"]·DE["Erkenntnis", "[דעה]", "[דעות]", "knowledges"]·EN["and-whom", "in-knowledge", "knowledge", "knowledge-of", "knowledges", "with-knowledge"]·FR["[דעה]", "connaissance", "knowledges", "דעות"]·heb["דעה", "דעות"]·HI["ज्ञान", "ज्ञान-से", "ज्ञानों-का", "ज्ञानों-में"]·ID["dengan-pengetahuan", "pengenalan-akan", "pengetahuan"]·IT["[דעה]", "in-conoscenza", "knowledges"]·jav["ing-kawruh", "kaliyan-kawruh", "kawruh", "pangertosan"]·KO["지식-이", "지식과", "지식들-의", "지식들이", "지식으로", "지식을"]·PT["conhecimento", "conhecimento-de", "conhecimentos", "em-conhecimentos"]·RU["знание", "знанием", "знаний", "знанию", "знаниями", "познанием"]·ES["con-conocimiento", "conocimiento", "conocimientos", "de-conocimiento-de"]·SW["maarifa", "wa-ujuzi"]·TR["bilgi", "bilgide", "bilgilerin"]·urd["علم", "علم والا", "عِلموں-کا", "معرفت-سے"]
Related Senses
H3045 1. Qal: to know, perceive, understand (829×)H5315 1. soul, inner being (647×)H3820a 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (572×)H4672 1. Qal: find, discover (289×)G1492 1. know facts or truths (285×)H3824 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (250×)H1245 1. seek, search for (200×)G1097 1. know, be acquainted with (196×)H2142 1. Qal: remember, recall (173×)G2588 1. heart (inner self, mind, will) (158×)H0977 1. choose, select (Qal active) (145×)G2147 1. find, discover (144×)G5590 1. soul, inner self (100×)H4672 2. Niphal: be found, be discovered (99×)H1875 1. seek, search for (96×)H5315 2. life, vitality (94×)H1847 1. knowledge, discernment (90×)H2450 1. wise, prudent (84×)H7911 1. Qal: to forget (83×)H3684 1. fool, dullard (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† דֵּעָה n.f. knowledge (strictly Inf. of ידע)—דֵּעָה ψ 73:11 + 3 times; pl. דֵּעוֹת 1 S 2:3; Jb 36:4;—תְּמִים ד׳ Jb 36:4 (of Elihu); of God’s knowledge, אֵל ד׳ י׳ 1 S 2:3 a God of knowledge is י׳ (on pl. v. Dr); יֵשׁ דֵּעָה בְעֶלְיוֹן ψ 73:11 (‖ אֵיכָה יָדַע־אֵל); knowledge, with י׳ as obj. Is 11:9 (where verbal force of noun appears); as taught by proph. Is 28:9; וְרָעוּ אֶתְכֶם דֵּעָה…