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mdˁ, mdˁˀ (maddaˁ, maddˁā) n.m. intelligence
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intelligence
OfAEg-inf, BADan, Qumran, Gal, PTA, Syr, Man
Dan 2:21↗ יָהֵב חָכְמְתָא לְחַכִּימִין וּמַנְדְּעָא לְיָדְעֵי בִינָה‏ : he gives wisdom to sages and intelligence to those who know understanding ; 4Q582 .1.2↗ חסיר מנדע̇[‏ ; 4QEng1.4.13↗ חכמה̇ ומדע תתיה̇[ב‏ ; SYAP 62:19↗ ויהב בך מדעך‏ ; 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 found with you ; P StDan(1)2:21 ↗ ܘܡܕܥܐ ܠܝܕ̈ܥܝ ܣܘܟܠܐ‏
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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 ; GY 13:23↗ ḏminak aprišẖ mada ladam ulhaua zauẖ ; GS 2:21 ↗ qrulẖ qala ladam uaprišulẖ mada ṭaba : cry out to Adam and teach him goodly knowledge
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report, fame
Syr
OS MkSin6:14↗ ܐܬܝܕܥ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܓܝܪ ܡܕܥܗ ܛܒ‏ : for his fame had become well known
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בְלָא מַדְעֵיה : unknowingly
JLAtg
TgO Deut4:42↗ text not cited
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mind, sanity
BADan, JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBAg
Dan 4:31↗ 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 ; Marqe 1.191↗ כי מדעיה כרזין ואמרין‏ : for (their) minds will proclaim and say ; P Num24:16↗ ܡܕܥܐ ܕܡܪܝܡܐ‏ ; P Ps19:3↗ ܠܠܝܐ ܠܠܠܝܐ ܡܚܘܐ ܡܕܥܐ‏ ; SSSad 213:4↗ ודעתיה ומנדעיה עליה‏ : he is of sound mind [lit. his faculty and mind are upon him]
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כמנדע : as is well-known
OfAEg
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .53↗ אסרחאדן מלכא רחמן הו כמנדע‏ : King Esarhaddon is merciful, as is well-known
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acquaintance, relative
Syr, LJLA
P Prov7:34↗ ܐܡܪ ܠܚܟܡܬܐ ܚܬܝ ܐܢܬܝ܂ ܘܠܣܘܟܠܐ ܩܪܝ ܡܕܥܐ‏ : †  ; TgProv7:4↗ אמר לחכמתא דאחתי אנת ומנדעא לביונא קרי‏ : † 
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manda dhiia : the primary savior figure of the Mandaeans
Man
JohnBook 24:3↗ brik šumẖ ḏmanda ḏhiia uhiia zakin : blessed be the name of MandaDhiaa and may life be victorious
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 716[297]DJPA: 292bDJBA: 685bJastrow: 734Drower/Macuch: 238bJ. Payne-Smith: 254Levy Ch-W: 2:11Tal Sam: 335aDNWSI: 657DCPA[Schulthess]: 210[79]Qumran: 144

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