מַנְדַּע

Biblical Aramaic

knowledge — used 4 times in the Aramaic chapters of the Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

knowledge tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

מַנְדַּע: knowledge, power of knowing tree →

The whole BDB entry

n. [m.] knowledge, power of knowing (𝔗J id.; Syriac ܡܰܕܥܳܐ, ܡܽܘܕܥܳܐ; BH מַדָּע (late); cf. ‘Mandâ’ = γνῶσις, NöM xx);—abs. Dn 5:12; emph. -דְּעָא 2:21; sf. -דְּעִי 4:31, 33.

Jastrow 1903

מַנְדַּע: knowledge, wisdom tree →

The whole Jastrow entry

(= מַדַּע; cmp. מִנְדָּה) knowledge, wisdom. Targ. Y. Deut. I, 13 מרי מ׳ possessors of knowledge (O., v. מַדַּע). Targ. Job XXXIII, 3; a. fr.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 4 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates); Jastrow: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses (1 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: understanding (3); (the) (1).

In the verses

Daniel 2:21 · tree →

וְ֠הוּא מְהַשְׁנֵ֤א עִדָּנַיָּא֙ וְזִמְנַיָּ֔א מְהַעְדֵּ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין וּמְהָקֵ֣ים מַלְכִ֑ין יָהֵ֤ב חָכְמְתָא֙ לְחַכִּימִ֔ין וּמַנְדְּעָ֖א לְיָדְעֵ֥י בִינָֽה׃

Word for word: and he [is].changing the times and the.appointed times [he.is].removing kings and [he.is].setting.up kings [he.is].giving (the) wisdom to wise.men and (the) understanding to ones.knowing (of).discernment

JPS 1917: And He changeth the times and the seasons; He removeth kings, and setteth up kings; He giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding;

Daniel 5:12 · tree →

כָּל־קֳבֵ֡ל דִּ֣י ר֣וּחַ ׀ יַתִּירָ֡ה וּמַנְדַּ֡ע וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֡וּ מְפַשַּׁ֣ר חֶלְמִין֩ וַֽאַֽחֲוָיַ֨ת אֲחִידָ֜ן וּמְשָׁרֵ֣א קִטְרִ֗ין הִשְׁתְּכַ֤חַת בֵּהּ֙ בְּדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל דִּֽי־מַלְכָּ֥א שָׂם־שְׁמֵ֖הּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑ר כְּעַ֛ן דָּנִיֵּ֥אל יִתְקְרֵ֖י וּפִשְׁרָ֥ה יְהַֽחֲוֵֽה׃פ

Word for word: as to because that a.spirit extraordinary and understanding and insight an.interpreter of.dreams and declaring of.riddles and loosening of.knots it.was.found in him in Daniel whom the king he.made name his Belteshazzar now Daniel let.him.be.summoned and the interpretation he.will.declare

JPS 1917: forasmuch as a surpassing spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and declaring of riddles, and loosing of knots, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will declare the interpretation.'

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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