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Proverbs 18:15 "An intelligent heart acquires knowledge[דַּ֫עַת], and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge[דַּ֫עַת]." Knowledge(דַּ֫עַת) in the Bible isn't just knowing things, which is how we think of knowledge today. Hiram had wisdom and understanding, and the knowledge he had was a skill with working with bronze.
7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy ...
Luke 1:77 - to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, Rom 2:2 - an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth; Rom 11:33 - O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and ...
But the secondary definition of knowledge - as 'awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation' - fits more accurately with what happens in the narrative: "Then the eyes of both [Adam and Eve] were opened and they realised that they were naked." (NIV Genesis 3:7) This description of Adam and Eve acquiring the 'knowledge of ...
That is why writers like Paul, who had that deep peace, wrote of it as surpassing knowledge. After telling Christians to keep rejoicing in the Lord, being moderate in all things, not being anxious about anything and praying about everything, with thanksgiving, he assured them:
No, the Hebrew language is complex and that is why different Hebrew words convey different meanings. It is how the words are translated into English that causes some confusion. "Know" does not always mean head knowledge (as we understand that English word) but can also refer to having physical knowledge of a person.
To understand the meaning of the text to the original audience, however, you need to take the grammatico-historical approach to interpretation, teasing the meaning and import out of a given text. Knowledge of the original languages in which the Bible was written (Hebrew, Aramaic, and koine Greek) can be very helpful indeed.
Difference between tongues, from knowledge and prophecies, tongues will stop or cease upon Christ Second Advent; for the saints won’t be speaking in tongues, a foreign language and or a tongue giving for knowledge; the saints will have that Perfect one, Christ; however, past prophecies and the Knowledge of that prophecy will be in effect.
One word signifying knowledge of some object or fact (e.g. "I know that Texas is in the United States") Another word signifying intimate familiarity (e.g. "I have known John since I was a child") German, for example, uses the words wissen and kennen to express these two senses, respectively. Spanish uses the words saber and conocer.
All apocalyptic literature claims to be revelation of new/hidden knowledge. Hence the name. Apocalyptic literature often uses prophetic vision formula to see the future, “and I saw...” This phrase appears many times in Revelation. It is not in the earliest examples of the genre, however. The literature uses mysterious and symbolic language.