What does אִישׁ · דַּעַת mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · דַּעַת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a person of knowledge, one who possesses discernment".
Hebrew · H376, H1847
וְאִישׁ דַּעַת
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · knowledge
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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דַּעַת H1847 knowledge
Pronunciation daat
Knowledge as intimate relational knowing rather than mere intellectual information; covenantal awareness of God
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What does וְאִישׁ דַּעַת (ve'ish da'at) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · דַּעַת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a person of knowledge, one who possesses discernment".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H1847?
H376, H1847 is connected to 2,280 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a person of knowledge, one who possesses discernment
Strong's H376, H1847
Lexical occurrences 2,280 verses Source Gloss
a person of knowledge, one who possesses discernment
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
וְאִישׁ דַּעַת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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