De'a (דעה) means opinion in Hebrew.
It can also mean wisdom. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
opinion, wisdom
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for De'a.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מחשבה אישית אשר גובשה לגבי נושא או סוגיה מסוימת.
הַט אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים; וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּי.
- 2מליצהחָכְמָה, תְּבוּנָה.
אֶת מִי יוֹרֶה דֵעָה, וְאֶת מִי יָבִין שְׁמוּעָה; גְּמוּלֵי מֵחָלָב, עַתִּיקֵי מִשָּׁדָיִם?
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word De'a is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דֵּעָה
- Written without vowel points
- דעה
- Said
- de'a
- Root
- י־ד־ע
- Pattern
- קְטֵלָה
- Plural
- דֵּעוֹת (או דֵּעִים)
- Inflections
- דַּעַת־; ר' דֵּעוֹת (או דֵּעִים)
- Gematria
- 79
This is how De'a is said in other languages.
- English
- opinion, wisdom
- Arabic
- رأي, نِحْلَة, حكمة
- French
- opinion, avis
These words mean nearly the same as De'a.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of De'a.
- עובדה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with De'a.
The word De'a is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איתן בדעתו
- דעה קדומה
- דעת קהל
- דתי לפי דעתי
- הוגה דעות
- ירד לסוף דעתו
- עמד על דעתו
- שינה את דעתו
- תמימות דעים
- תמים דעים
- בעל המאה הוא בעל הדעה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word De'a comes from the root י־ד־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after De'a in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word De'a.
What does De'a (דעה) mean in Hebrew?
De'a (דעה) means opinion and wisdom. It is said de'a, with the stress on a.
What is a synonym for De'a (דעה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as De'a (דעה) are דע, השקפה, עמדה, דעת, and ידע.
What is the opposite of De'a (דעה)?
Words that mean the opposite of De'a (דעה) are עובדה.
What rhymes with De'a (דעה)?
Words that rhyme with De'a (דעה) include תנועה, רפואה, מראה, רצועה, שעה, and תופעה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דעה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.