What does מַנְדַּע (manĕdaʿ) mean in the Bible?
מַנְדַּע (manĕdaʿ): Practical knowledge grounded in experience and discernment rather than abstract wisdom; competent understanding
Hebrew · H4486
מַנְדַּע
Wisdom or intelligence
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מַנְדַּע H4486
Pronunciation manĕdaʿ
What does מַנְדַּע (manĕdaʿ) mean in the Bible?
מַנְדַּע (manĕdaʿ): Practical knowledge grounded in experience and discernment rather than abstract wisdom; competent understanding
Full entry for מַנְדַּע (H4486) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4486?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and knowledge (1), and my sanity (1), as well as knowledge (1), my sanity (1).
Where does מַנְדַּע (manĕdaʿ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 2:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (4).
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 and knowledge 1× Daniel 2:21
and my sanity 1× Daniel 4:34
as well as knowledge 1× Daniel 5:12
my sanity 1× Daniel 4:36
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 2:21 וּמַנְדְּעָ֖א to and knowledge Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 4:34 וּמַנְדְּעִי֙ to and my sanity Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Daniel 4:36 מַנְדְּעִ֣י׀ to my sanity Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Daniel 5:12 וּמַנְדַּ֡ע to as well as knowledge Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 2:21
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 1
Daniel 4
Source forms
וּמַנְדַּ֡ע 1x ū·man·da‘ Daniel 5:12
וּמַנְדְּעָ֖א 1x ū·man·də·‘ā Daniel 2:21
וּמַנְדְּעִי֙ 1x ū·man·də·‘î Daniel 4:34
מַנְדְּעִ֣י׀ 1x man·də·‘î Daniel 4:36
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Daniel 5:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Daniel 4:34
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate 1x Daniel 2:21
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Daniel 4:36
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Practical knowledge grounded in experience and discernment rather than abstract wisdom; competent understanding
Source Gloss
wisdom or intelligence
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Practical knowledge grounded in experience and discernment rather than abstract wisdom; competent understanding
wisdom or intelligence BDB: knowledge Usage: knowledge, reason, understanding.
Word Origins
מַנְדַּע 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
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain