Lexicon
דֵּעָה
de.ah
H1844
H:N-F Hebrew

knowledge

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de.ah denotes knowledge as possessed by God, taught to people, given by shepherds, or filling the earth.

The attested use describes knowledge in relation to divine possession and awareness, instruction and care for people, and the envisioned fullness of the earth. The plural forms occur in statements about God and the one addressed as possessing such knowledge, while singular forms occur in teaching, shepherding, and the earth's fullness.

Senses in use

  1. Knowledge possessed, taught, and imparted · dominant

    In 1 Samuel 2:3 the plural form occurs in the clause that calls the LORD a God of knowledge; Job 36:4 likewise uses the plural in the claim that unblemished knowledges are with the one addressed, and Psalm 73:11 questions whether there is knowledge in the Most High. The singular appears in Isaiah 28:9 with teaching and explaining, in Jeremiah 3:15 with shepherds who will shepherd with knowledge and understanding, and in Isaiah 11:9 with the earth being full of the knowledge of the LORD.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “knowledge” in the singular-form contexts and “knowledges” in Job 36:4; it also renders the related verb in Psalm 73:11 as “know.” These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than establish separate lexical senses.

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