Words the Bible translates as know
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 8 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ginōskōγινώσκωto come to know: to learn, perceive, or grasp something so that it becomes part of what you know
- yadaיָדַעto know: to have or come to have a firm hold on something, whether a fact, a skill, or a person.
- eidōεἴδωto know: to have something firmly in mind, whether a fact, a person, or how to do something
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- to see: to take something in through the eyes, and so to notice or realize it
- epiginōskōἐπιγινώσκωto know fully or to acknowledge; to recognize a truth, a person, or God and take a stand on it
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- to recognize or make out who or what someone is, or to find out the facts of a matter
- epistamaiἐπίσταμαιto know: to hold a fact, a matter, or a person firmly in mind, whether by being aware of it, grasping it, or being acquainted with it
- yedaיְדַעto know: to grasp what is real, and from there to make it known to others.
- proginōskōπρογινώσκωto know beforehand: to be aware of someone or something in advance
- yetsavיְצַבto knownot studied yet
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