Strong's H1847 · Hebrew
דַּעַת
daʻath · /dah'-ath/
Definition
knowledge
KJV: cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).
Root / derivation: from H3045 (יָדַע);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered דַּעַת across 88 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
88 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis2 verses
And 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. thou shalt surely: Heb. dying thou shalt die
Exodus2 verses
Job11 verses
Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand. Thou: Heb. It is upon thy knowledge
Job 13:2What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.
Job 15:2Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? vain: Heb. knowledge of wind
Job 21:14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
Job 21:22Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
Job 33:3My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
Job 34:35Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
Job 35:16Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
Job 36:12But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. perish: Heb. pass away
Job 38:2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Job 42:3Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
Psalms4 verses
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
Psalms 94:10He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
Psalms 119:66Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
Proverbs39 verses
To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. discretion: or, advisement
Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. the beginning: or, the principal part
Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:29For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
Proverbs 2:5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:6For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 2:10When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Proverbs 3:20By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
Proverbs 5:2That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Proverbs 8:9They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
Proverbs 8:10Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Proverbs 8:12I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. prudence: or, subtilty
Proverbs 9:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Proverbs 10:14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Proverbs 11:9An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
Proverbs 12:1Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 12:23A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Proverbs 13:16Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly. layeth: Heb. spreadeth
Proverbs 14:6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
Proverbs 14:7Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
Proverbs 14:18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. poureth: Heb. belcheth, or, bubbleth
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
Proverbs 15:14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Proverbs 17:27He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. an: or, a cool
Proverbs 18:15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Proverbs 19:2Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Proverbs 19:25Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge. will beware: Heb. will be cunning
Proverbs 19:27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Proverbs 21:11When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
Proverbs 22:12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. the words: or, the matters
Proverbs 22:17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
Proverbs 22:20Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
Proverbs 23:12Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 24:4And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Proverbs 24:5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. is strong: Heb. is in strength increaseth: Heb. strengtheneth might
Proverbs 29:7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Proverbs 30:3I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. have: Heb. know
Ecclesiastes7 verses
I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. had: Heb. had seen much
Ecclesiastes 1:18For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 2:21For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. leave: Heb. give
Ecclesiastes 2:26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. in his: Heb. before him
Ecclesiastes 7:12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. defence: Heb. shadow
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Ecclesiastes 12:9And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. moreover: or, the more wise the preacher was, etc
Isaiah11 verses
Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. honourable: Heb. glory are men of famine
Isaiah 11:2And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
Isaiah 32:4The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. rash: Heb. hasty plainly: or, elegantly
Isaiah 33:6And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure. salvation: Heb. salvations
Isaiah 40:14With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding? instructed: Heb. made him understand understanding: Heb. understandings?
Isaiah 44:19And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? considereth: Heb. setteth to his heart the stock: Heb. that which comes of a tree?
Isaiah 44:25That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
Isaiah 47:10For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. perverted: or, caused thee to turn away
Isaiah 48:4Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; obstinate: Heb. hard
Isaiah 53:11He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Isaiah 58:2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
Jeremiah3 verses
Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. brutish in his knowledge: or, more brutish than to know
Jeremiah 22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 51:17Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. is brutish: or, is more brutish than to know
Daniel2 verses
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.
Daniel 12:4But 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.
Hosea3 verses
Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. destroyed: Heb. cut off
Hosea 6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1847 (daʻath) mean?
knowledge
How many times does H1847 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1847 (דַּעַת) appears in 88 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “knowledge.”
How is daʻath translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1847 is rendered as “knowledge” (82×), “know” (4×), “cunning” (1×), “knew” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word דַּעַת come from?
from H3045 (יָדַע);