Daat (דעת) means knowledge in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
knowledge
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Daat.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צורת המקור של ידע.
לָנֻס שָׁמָּה רוֹצֵחַ אֲשֶׁר יִרְצַח אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ בִּבְלִי־דַעַת, וְהוּא לֹא־שֹׂנֵא לוֹ מִתְּמוֹל שִׁלְשׁוֹם...
- 2מה שאדם (ולפעמים גם כל בעל חיים) משיג במוחו ונמצא במאגרי המוח. וביחוד הבנה עמוקה את העולם.
...וַיִּמָּלֵא אֶת־הַחָכְמָה וְאֶת־הַתְּבוּנָה וְאֶת־הַדַּעַת לַעֲשׂוֹת כָּל־מְלָאכָה בַּנְּחֹשֶׁת...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Daat is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דַּעַת
- Written without vowel points
- דעת
- Said
- daat
- Root
- י־ד־ע
- Pattern
- קְטֶלֶת
- Gematria
- 474
This is how Daat is said in other languages.
- English
- knowledge
These words mean nearly the same as Daat.
These words mean the opposite of Daat.
These words rhyme with Daat.
The word Daat is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אומד הדעת
- שיקול דעת
- אמדן דעת
- גילוי דעת
- בר דעת
- גנבת דעת
- דעת לנבון נקל
- היסח דעת
- חיווה דעתו
- חוות דעת
- יוסיף דעת יוסיף מכאוב
- ישוב הדעת
- נמלך בדעתו
- נשים דעתן קלה
- עץ הדעת
- קל דעת
- שנאת דעת
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The word Daat comes from the root י־ד־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Daat in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Daat.
What does Daat (דעת) mean in Hebrew?
Daat (דעת) means knowledge. It is said daat, with the stress on da.
What is a synonym for Daat (דעת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Daat (דעת) are דעה, חוכמה, שכל, בינה, הכרה, and ידע.
What is the opposite of Daat (דעת)?
Words that mean the opposite of Daat (דעת) are בורות and כסל.
What rhymes with Daat (דעת)?
Words that rhyme with Daat (דעת) include טבעת, תולעת, פקעת, מגבעת, דלעת, and צרעת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דעת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.