מַנְדַּע
mandaʻ · H4486 · Aramaic · 4 occurrences
Meanings
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reason, knowledge
A collection of information stored and processed in someone's mind that gives that person the ability to analyse, discern, make decisions and act accordingly
ExamplesDaniel 2:21 “It is He who changes the times and the periods; He removes kings and appoints kings; He gives wisdom to wise men, And knowledge to people of understanding.
Daniel 4:34 “But at the end of that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever; For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
Daniel 4:36 “At that time my reason returned to me. And my majesty and splendor were restored to me for the honor of my kingdom, and my state counselors and my nobles began seeking me out; so I was reestablished in my sovereignty, and surpassing greatness was added to me.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- יmy 2
What it doesIt is the subject
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- תּוּבto return, to answer 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- שֶׂכֶל sekel · H7922 · good sense, understanding, insight
- שֵׂכֶל denotes understanding, prudence, and wisdom, overlapping with מַנְדַּע in the semantic field of intellectual comprehension and good sense.
- תָּבוּן tâbûwn · H8394 · understanding, discernment, insight
- תְּבוּנָה denotes understanding and intelligence, a well-attested near synonym for knowledge and understanding terms including מַנְדַּע, emphasizing insight and comprehension.
In the other Testament 3 words
- γνῶσις gnōsis · G1108 · acquaintance, knowledge, what is known
- γνῶσις is the standard Greek noun for knowledge, understanding, and insight, directly equivalent to the semantic range of מַנְדַּע in contexts denoting intellectual comprehension and understanding.
- σύνεσις sýnesis · G4907 · understanding, what is understood, to be able to comprehend
- σύνεσις denotes understanding, intelligence, and insight, closely matching the 'understanding' and 'reason' aspects of מַנְדַּע, particularly in wisdom and discernment contexts.
- ἐπίγνωσις epígnōsis · G1922 · knowing about, knowing definitely about, knowledge about
- ἐπίγνωσις denotes full or complete knowledge and recognition, a natural Greek translation equivalent for the comprehensive knowledge sense of מַנְדַּע.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Know002004002007
- Daniel 2:21 has Daniel bless God, “it is He who changes the times and the periods; He removes kings and appoints kings; He gives wisdom to wise men, And knowledge to people of understanding.”
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4486. manda מַנְדַּע noun [masculine] knowledge, power of knowing (ᵑ7J id.; Syriac , ;…
מַנְדַּע noun [masculine] knowledge, power of knowing (ᵑ7J id.; Syriac , ; Biblical Hebrew מַדָּע (late); compare 'Mandâ' = γνῶσις, NöM xx); — absolute Dan 5:12; emphatic דְּעָא- Dan 2:21; suffix דְּעִי- Dan 4:31; Dan 4:33.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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