What does דֵּעָה (dēʿāh) mean in the Bible?
דֵּעָה (dēʿāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "knowledge".
Hebrew · H1844
דֵּעָה
Knowledge
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דֵּעָה H1844
Pronunciation dēʿāh
What does דֵּעָה (dēʿāh) mean in the Bible?
דֵּעָה (dēʿāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "knowledge".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1844?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), have knowledge (1), in knowledge (1), of the knowledge (1), who knows (1).
Where does דֵּעָה (dēʿāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 2:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), 1 Samuel (1), Jeremiah (1), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 1× Isaiah 28:9
have knowledge 1× Psalms 73:11
in knowledge 1× Job 36:4
of the knowledge 1× Isaiah 11:9
who knows 1× 1 Samuel 2:3
you with knowledge 1× Jeremiah 3:15
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 2:3 דֵּעוֹת֙ to who knows Noun - feminine plural Job 36:4 דֵּע֣וֹת to in knowledge Noun - feminine plural Psalms 73:11 דֵּעָ֣ה to have knowledge Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 11:9 דֵּעָה֙ to of the knowledge Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 28:9 דֵעָ֔ה to . . . Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 3:15 דֵּעָ֥ה to you with knowledge Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 2:3
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
1 Samuel 1 Job 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
דֵעָ֔ה 1x ḏê·‘āh Isaiah 28:9
דֵּעָ֣ה 1x dê·‘āh Psalms 73:11
דֵּעָה֙ 1x dê·‘āh Isaiah 11:9
דֵּעָ֥ה 1x dê·‘āh Jeremiah 3:15
דֵּעוֹת֙ 1x dê·‘ō·wṯ 1 Samuel 2:3
דֵּע֣וֹת 1x dê·‘ō·wṯ Job 36:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 4x Psalms 73:11, Isaiah 11:9, Isaiah 28:9, Jeremiah 3:15
Noun - feminine plural 2x 1 Samuel 2:3, Job 36:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. knowledge
Source Gloss
knowledge
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
knowledge Usage: knowledge.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דֵּעָה is built from this root:
דֵּעַ H1843
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain