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מַדַּע מַדּעָא‏ n.m. intelligence

intelligence OfA^Eg-informal, BA^Dan, Qumran, Gal, PTA, Syr, Man. Dan2:21 : יָהֵב חָכְמְתָא לְחַכִּימִין וּמַנְדְּעָא לְיָדְעֵי בִינָה‏ he gives wisdom to sages and intelligence to those who know understanding. 4QEn^g1.4.13 : חכמה֗ ומדע תתיה֗[ב‏ . FTP Num22:30 : ווי לך בלעם רשיעא חסר דעתא כל חוכמתא ומדע לא אישתכח גבך‏ woe unto you wicked, brainless Balaam, no wisdom or intelligence was present with you. knowledge, information JLAtg, CPA, Sam, LJLA, Man. TgJ 1K16:11 : לָא אַשאַר לֵיה יָדַע מַדַע וְקָרִיבוֹהִי וְחַברוֹהִי‏ he did not leave behind anyone with knowledge (of it?) nor his relatives and friends. TgJ Is11:9 : אְרֵי תִתמְלֵי אַרעָא מַדַע יָת דַחלְתָא דַיוי‏ for the earth shall be full of knowledge of the Lord's belief. בְלָא מַדְעֵיה‏ : unknowingly JLAtg. TgO Deut4:42 . mind, sanity BA^Dan, JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBAg. Dan4:31 : עַיְנַי לִשְׁמַיָּא נִטְלֵת וּמַנְדְּעִי עֲלַי יְתוּב‏ I raised my eyes to Heaven and my sanity started to return to me. TgJ 1Sam21:14 : וֻשַנִי יָת מַדְעֵיה בְעֵינֵיהוֹן‏ he pretended to be insane in their eyes.

acquaintance, relative Syr, LJLA. TgProv7:4 : אמר לחכמתא דאחתי אנת ומנדעא לביונא קרי‏ † .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 292b; DJBA: 685b; Jastrow: 734; Levy Ch-W: 2:11; Tal Sam: 335a; DNWSI: 657; Cook,Qumran: 144;

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mndˁh, mndˁtˀ n.f. knowledge