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מַנְדַּע

𐤌𐤍𐤃𐤏

mandaʻ

H4486 noun

SILEX Entry

Root ידע to know, perceive, understand

Definition

Knowledge, understanding, or intelligence; specifically, the faculty of knowing or discerning, often with an emphasis on comprehension derived from learning or experience. In Aramaic contexts within the Hebrew Bible, denotes the possession or exercise of mental capacity, the ability to comprehend information, or to apply understanding to interpret or judge situations.

Semantic Range

knowledge, understanding, intelligence, faculty of knowing, discernment, mental capacity, reason

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root מדע (to know, knowledge) as it appears in both Hebrew (מַדָּע, maddaʽ) and Aramaic (מַנְדַּע, mandaʽ), both substantives formed from the verbal root ידע (to know). In Aramaic, the prefixed mem- serves to nominalize the concept, indicating the state or faculty of knowing.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Occurs in the Aramaic sections of the Hebrew Bible, notably in Daniel (Dan 2:21), where it is one of a set of terms signifying mental faculties in the context of divine bestowal of human abilities. While closely related to the Hebrew מַדָּע (maddaʽ), the Aramaic form reflects the same concept but within a different linguistic milieu. The term is used especially in contrast to more general terms for wisdom (such as חָכְמָה/chokhmah in Hebrew and חַכִּימָה/ḥakkiymāh in Aramaic), focusing more specifically on knowledge or cognitive understanding. During the Persian and Hellenistic periods, such terms reflected both everyday and specialized fields of learning and reasoning. English translations often render מַנְדַּע simply as "knowledge" or "understanding," sometimes failing to distinguish it from more general wisdom, whereas in the context it serves to emphasize knowledge as an intellectual or rational faculty bestowed by the divine.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) corresponding to מַדָּע; wisdom or intelligence; knowledge, reason, understanding.

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Root Family

ידע (y-d-ʿ) — to know, perceive, understand

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1668 דָּא Know!
H1843 דֵּעַ Know!
H1844 דֵּעָה perceptive knowledge
H1845 דְּעוּאֵל God Knows
H1847 דַּעַת by his knowledge

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H4486-03 וּ/מַנְדְּעָ֖/א umanedea AC/Ncmsd/Td and knowledge and the knowledge 1
H4486-01 מַנְדְּעִ֣/י manedei ANcmsc/Sp1cs my-understanding my understanding 1
H4486-02 וּ/מַנְדַּ֡ע umaneda AC/Ncmsa and-knowledge and knowledge 1
H4486-04 וּ/מַנְדְּעִ/י֙ umanedei AC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs and-my-understanding and my understanding 1

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H4486-03 Daniel 2:21 וּ/מַנְדְּעָ֖/א umanedea AC/Ncmsd/Td and knowledge and the knowledge
H4486-04 Daniel 4:31 וּ/מַנְדְּעִ/י֙ umanedei AC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs and-my-understanding and my understanding
H4486-01 Daniel 4:33 מַנְדְּעִ֣/י manedei ANcmsc/Sp1cs my-understanding my understanding
H4486-02 Daniel 5:12 וּ/מַנְדַּ֡ע umaneda AC/Ncmsa and-knowledge and knowledge
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