Da'ath
/ˈdɑː.ɑːθ/noun
In Kabbalah, Da'ath is the state or sefirah-like principle of knowledge formed through the integration of wisdom and understanding.
Did you know?Da’ath is often called the “hidden” or “unmanifest” sefirah because it is not normally counted among the traditional ten, yet it represents their conscious integration.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
דַּעַת (daʿat)
“Knowledge, perception, or understanding, from the Semitic root ידע, “to know.””
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
יָדַע (yadaʿ)
“To know, recognize, perceive, or experience personally.”
Medieval Kabbalah
Hebrew
Daʿat
“Knowledge understood as the union or consciousness linking wisdom and understanding.”
13th Century
Hebrew
Daʿat
“A central mystical concept in Kabbalistic texts, including traditions associated with the Zohar.”
19th–20th Century
English
Da'ath
“An occult and esoteric term for the hidden or non-counted sefirah on diagrams of the Tree of Life.”