Knowledge
דַּ֫עַתStrong’s H1847daat (da-at)
Appears in 90 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Daat is the Hebrew word usually translated “knowledge”, “knowledge of” and “knowledge his”. It appears in 90 verses of the Old Testament.
“Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.”
Meaning
- Knowledgeknowledge, perception, skill · discernment, understanding, wisdom
How it's translated
- knowledge 51
- and knowledge 10
- and knowledge of 8
- the knowledge 4
- and with knowledge 3
- knowledge of 3
- with knowledge 2
- by knowledge his 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Proverbs 39
- Job 11
- Isaiah 10
- Ecclesiastes 7
- Psalms 4
- Jeremiah 3
15 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 12:4In contextBut thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
- Genesis 2:9And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
- Genesis 2:17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
- Exodus 31:3And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
- Exodus 35:31And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
- Numbers 24:16He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
All 90 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
דַּ֫עַת daat · knowledge
1) knowledge 1a) knowledge, perception, skill 1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom
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.