H1847 — דַּעַת (da'ath)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H1847
Original: דַּעַת
Transliteration: da'ath
Pronunciation: dah'-ath
Part of Speech: Masculine/feminine noun
Root: יָדַע (yada', H3045) — to know, ascertain by seeing
Occurrences: 91 unique verses (103 tokens) across 16 books
First Occurrence: Gen 2:9 — "the tree of knowledge of good and evil"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

From H3045; knowledge: — cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly).

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
knowledge (all forms)	76	84%
to know / knowest / might know	5	5%
cunning	1	1%
unwittingly / unawares / ignorantly	4	4%
Other (and, by, for, in, nor)	5	5%

Consolidated from raw KJV phrases. The word translates as "knowledge" in the overwhelming majority of cases. The "unwittingly/unawares" renderings reflect the negated idiom בְּלִי דַּעַת (b'liy da'ath, "without knowledge").

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Proverbs	39	4.3
Ecclesiastes	7	3.2
Malachi	1	1.8
Hosea	3	1.5
Job	11	1.0
Isaiah	10	0.8
Daniel	2	0.6
Joshua	2	0.3
Exodus	2	0.2
Deuteronomy	2	0.2
Psalms	4	0.2
Jeremiah	3	0.2
Judges	1	0.2
Genesis	2	0.1
Numbers	1	0.1
1 Kings	1	0.1

Heavily concentrated in Wisdom literature: Proverbs alone holds 43% of all occurrences. Proverbs + Job + Ecclesiastes = 63%. The Prophets account for another 21% (Isaiah, Hosea, Jeremiah, Daniel, Malachi). Absent from Leviticus, the historical books (except 1 Kings 7:14), and all post-exilic historical books.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Moral/Spiritual Discernment — Knowledge of Good and Evil¶

Gen 2:9 — "the tree of knowledge of good and evil"
Gen 2:17 — "of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat"
Ecc 1:18 — "he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow"

2. Knowledge of God / The Holy¶

Pro 2:5 — "then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God"
Pro 9:10 — "the knowledge of the holy is understanding"
Hos 4:1 — "no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land"
Hos 6:6 — "I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings"

3. Practical Skill and Craftsmanship¶

Exo 31:3 — "filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship"
Exo 35:31 — "filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge"
1Ki 7:14 — "filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning [da'ath], to work all works in brass"

4. Wisdom-Tradition Pairing (da'ath + chokmah)¶

Pro 1:7 — "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction"
Pro 8:10 — "Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold"
Pro 24:5 — "a man of knowledge increaseth strength"
Ecc 2:26 — "God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy"

5. Knowledge Lacked or Rejected (Prophetic Judgment)¶

Isa 5:13 — "my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge"
Hos 4:6 — "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee"
Job 38:2 — "Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?"
Jer 10:14 — "Every man is brutish in his knowledge"

6. Eschatological/Prophetic Knowledge¶

Dan 12:4 — "seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased"
Isa 11:2 — "the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD"
Isa 53:11 — "by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many"

7. Inadvertent Action (Negated Idiom)¶

Deu 4:42 — "kill his neighbour unawares [b'liy da'ath]"
Jos 20:3 — "the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly"
Jos 20:5 — "he smote his neighbour unwittingly"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
חׇכְמָה (chokmah)	H2451	20x	"wisdom and knowledge" triad (Exo 31:3; Pro 2:6; Ecc 2:26)
יְהֹוָה (Yehovah)	H3068	12x	"knowledge of the LORD" / "fear of the LORD...knowledge"
לֵב (leb)	H3820	11x	"heart...knowledge" — seat of understanding (Pro 15:14; 18:15)
בִּין (biyn)	H995	10x	"knowledge...understand" — parallel terms (Pro 14:6; Isa 40:14)
בְּלִי (b'liy)	H1097	10x	"without knowledge" — negation idiom (Job 34:35; 38:2)
חָכָם (chakam)	H2450	10x	"wise...knowledge" — wise person possesses da'ath (Pro 10:14)
יָדַע (yada')	H3045	10x	Root verb alongside noun — "knew the knowledge" (Num 24:16)
אֱלֹהִים (Elohim)	H430	9x	"knowledge of God" (Pro 2:5; Hos 4:1; 6:6)
לָמַד (lamad)	H3925	8x	"teach knowledge" — instruction context (Psa 94:10; Ecc 12:9)
רוּחַ (ruach)	H7307	8x	"spirit...knowledge" — divine endowment (Exo 31:3; Isa 11:2)
תָּבוּן (tabuwn)	H8394	7x	"knowledge and understanding" — wisdom triad (Pro 2:6; 17:27)
כְּסִיל (k'siyl)	H3684	7x	Fool contrasted with knowledge (Pro 1:22; 14:7; 15:7)

Word Family / Cognates¶

H3045 יָדַע (yada') — root verb: to know, ascertain, perceive (873 verses)
H1844 דֵּעָה (de'ah) — feminine noun: knowledge (6 verses; 1Sa 2:3; Isa 11:9)
H4093 מַדָּע (madda') — masculine noun: knowledge, science, intelligence (6 verses; 2Ch 1:10-12)

Synonyms¶

No synonym entries were returned by search_relationships.py for H1847.

Antonyms¶

No antonym entries were returned by search_relationships.py for H1847.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
יָדַע (yada')	H3045	"know/knowledge"	yada' is the verb (act of knowing); da'ath is the noun (the knowledge itself)
דֵּעָה (de'ah)	H1844	"knowledge"	de'ah is a rarer feminine form; da'ath is the standard noun
מַדָּע (madda')	H4093	"knowledge"	madda' emphasizes intelligence/consciousness; used only 6x, mostly in 2 Chronicles
חׇכְמָה (chokmah)	H2451	Context overlap	chokmah = wisdom (skill in living); da'ath = knowledge (perception, discernment) — frequently paired but distinct
בִּינָה (biynah)	H998	Context overlap	biynah = understanding (ability to distinguish); da'ath = knowledge (content grasped)

Semantic Domains¶

UBS / Relationship Domains¶

[002004002007] Know — search_relationships.py places da'ath in the knowing field alongside H183 אוה, H184 אוה, H226 אֹות, H262 אַחֲוָה, H264 אַחֲוָה, and H502 אלף.
[002001001001] Able — the relationship tool also surfaces this adjacent capacity field, alongside A412 אֵל, H410 אֵל, H411 אֵל, H415 אֵל, H416 אֵל, and H2790 חרשׁ.
[002003002022] Serve — search_relationships.py additionally returns a service/agency field with neighbors such as A1946 הלך, A1981 הלך, H1980 הלך, H3212 הלך, H2388 חזק, and H3027 יָד.
[002001002029] Wise — the tool also maps da'ath into the wisdom field, with H270 אחז, H833 אשׁר, H935 בוא, H995 בין, H2146 זִכָּרֹון, and H2205 זָקֵן among the listed neighbors.

LXX Mapping¶

Greek Equivalent	Strong's	Co-occurrences	PMI Score	Notes
γνῶσις (gnosis)	G1108	27x	24.73	Primary equivalent — knowing as an act/result
αἴσθησις (aisthesis)	G144	21x	24.51	Perception, discernment
σοφία (sophia)	G4678	19x	15.64	When da'ath overlaps with wisdom contexts
σύνεσις (synesis)	G4907	14x	14.97	Mental putting-together, intelligence
ἐπίγνωσις (epignosis)	G1922	5x	14.44	Full recognition, thorough knowledge

The LXX translators rendered da'ath primarily as gnosis (direct cognition) but also as aisthesis (sensory/moral perception) — reflecting the word's dual semantic range of intellectual knowledge and experiential discernment.