מַדָּע
mada · knowledge
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4093 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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mada (מַדָּע) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “knowledge”.
Understanding: knowing things and knowing how to think. A word of the same family as "know," found in the late books (Chronicles, Daniel, Ecclesiastes).
How to say it
ma·da
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Knowledge, learning; also one's thought.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- knowledge ×3
- learning ×2
- thought ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Chronicles 1:10
Now give me wisdom and knowledge, and I will go out before this people and come in; for who can judge this great people of yours?”
- 2 Chronicles 1:11
Elohim said to Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you did not ask for riches, possessions, or glory, or the life of those who hate you, and you did not even ask for many days, but you asked for yourself wisdom and knowledge so that you may judge my people over whom I have made you king,
- 2 Chronicles 1:12
the wisdom and the knowledge are given to you; and riches, possessions, and glory I will give you, such as the kings who were before you did not have, and after you none will have the like.”
- Ecclesiastes 10:20
Even in your thought do not curse the king, and in the chambers of your bed do not curse the rich, for a bird of the sky will carry the voice, and the owner of wings will tell the matter.
- Daniel 1:4
youths in whom there was no defect at all, and good in appearance, and insightful in all wisdom, and knowing knowledge, and understanding learning, and who had strength to stand in the palace of the king, and to teach them the writing and the language of the Chaldeans.
- Daniel 1:17
And to these four youths, Elohim gave them learning and insight in all writing and wisdom; and Daniel understood all visions and dreams.