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Proverbs 3:20

“By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

דַּעַתdaʻath · dah'-ath
H1847 · Hebrew

Definition: knowledge
Derivation: from H3045 (יָדַע);
KJV renderings: cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).
Grammar: בְּ֭ — preposition
דַעְתּ — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
וֹ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
Usage: Occurs 93 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:9 Genesis 2:17 Exodus 31:3 Exodus 35:31 Numbers 24:16

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read דַּעַת here.

Verse 19 Verse 21

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.