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title: דֵּעַ — knowledge · The Tanakh dictionary
description: דֵּעַ (1843), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 5 times: knowledge. BDB 1906: knowledge, opinion. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# דֵּעַ

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«דֵּעַ» in the Tanakh dictionary: **knowledge** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 5 times · **Key:** 1843 · **BDB:** דֵּעַ²

### Glosses

knowledge (4); of.knowledge(s) (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

knowledge [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1491/1843/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

knowledge, opinion [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1491/1843/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.\[m.\] knowledge, opinion (late)—only sf. דֵּעִי Jb 32:6 + 3 times, and pl. דֵּעִים 37:16; all in speech of Elihu. knowledge, תְּמִים ד׳ Jb 37:16 one perfect in knowledge (of God). judgment, opinion Jb 36:3; חַוֹּת דֵּעִי 32:6 to declare my opinion, so v 10, 17.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (6 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (5 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «דֵּעַ» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1491/1843/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Job 37:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.37.16/)

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הֲ֭תֵדַע עַל־מִפְלְשֵׂי־עָ֑ב מִ֝פְלְא֗וֹת תְּמִ֣ים דֵּעִֽים׃

*Word for word:* do you.know? on \[the\].balancing(s) of.\[the\].cloud\[s\] \[the\].wondrous.works of.\[one\].complete of.knowledge(s)

*JPS 1917:* Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?

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[Job 32:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.32.17/)

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אַעֲנֶ֣ה אַף־אֲנִ֣י חֶלְקִ֑י אֲחַוֶּ֖ה דֵעִ֣י אַף־אָֽנִי׃

*Word for word:* I.will.answer also I part my I.will.declare knowledge my also I

*JPS 1917:* I also will answer my part, I also will declare mine opinion.

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