What does מִי · יָדַע mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H4310, H3045
מִי יֵדָעֶנּוּ
Who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever ; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix · to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing ); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation , care , recognition ; and causatively, instruction , designation , punishment , etc.)
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מִי H4310 who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever ; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
Pronunciation miy
Interrogative pronoun marking agency and identity; shifts from direct questions to indefinite "whoever" in rhetorical or conditional contexts
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יָדַע H3045 to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing ); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation , care , recognition ; and causatively, instruction , designation , punishment , etc.)
Pronunciation yada
Knowledge grounded in direct perception or experience; extends to intimate relationship, care, and moral recognition.
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What does מִי יֵדָעֶנּוּ (mi yedaennu) mean in the Bible?
מִי · יָדַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "who can know it?".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4310, H3045?
H4310, H3045 is connected to 1,376 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. who can know it?
Strong's H4310, H3045
Lexical occurrences 1,376 verses Source Gloss
who can know it?
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִי יֵדָעֶנּוּ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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