Knowledge
דֵּעָהStrong’s H1844deah (de-ah)
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Deah is the Hebrew word usually translated “knowledge”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.”
Meaning
- Knowledge (of God)
How it's translated
- knowledge 6
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 2
- 1 Samuel 1
- Job 1
- Psalms 1
- Jeremiah 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Job 36:4For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
- Psalms 73:11And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
- Isaiah 11:9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
- Isaiah 28:9Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
- Jeremiah 3:15And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Hebrew dictionary
דֵּעָה deah · knowledge
knowledge (of God)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “knowledge” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
KNOWL'EDGE, noun
nol'lej.
- A clear and certain perception of that which exists, or of truth and fact; the perception of the connection and agreement, or disagreement and repugnancy of our ideas.
- Learning; illumination of mind.
- Skill; as a knowledge of seamanship.
- Acquaintance with any fact or person.
All definitions
- Cognizance; notice. Ruth 2:10
- Information; power of knowing.
- Sexual intercourse.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.