Tree Of Knowledge

Definition: Tree Of Knowledge

Tree Of Knowledge

Noun

1. The biblical tree in the Garden of Eden whose forbidden fruit was tasted by Adam and Eve.

Synonym: Tree Of Knowledge

Synonym: Knowledge, Tree of. (additional references)

In the Bible's Book of Genesis, the Tree of Knowledge was one of two trees in the middle of the garden of Eden, from which God forebade humans to eat. The other was the Tree of Life. When humans did eat from the tree, after being tempted by a serpent, they became knowledgable of their sin, and were punished by God for their disobedience. The Tree of knowledge is commonly portrayed in art and literature as an apple tree, for lack of a more specific description.

According to a Christian legend, the Tree of Knowledge was the source of wood for the True Cross.

See also: Original sin

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Knowledge	Tree of knowledge; republic of letters; (language).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Tree Of Knowledge

English words defined with "tree of knowledge": eden ♦ Fall of Man, forbidden fruit ♦ Garden of Eden. (references)

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	The Tree of Knowledge (1920)
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Domain	Title
Books	Consecrated Venom: The Serpent and the Tree of Knowledge (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	The Tree of Knowledge (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Mr. James K. Hackett in The tree of knowledge by R.C. Carton. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Lord Byron	Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life.
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Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 2, Verse 9
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai exaneteilen o qeoV eti ek thV ghV pan xulon wraion eiV orasin kai kalon eiV brwsin kai to xulon thV zwhV en mesw tw paradeisw kai to xulon tou eidenai gnwston kalou kai ponhrou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Produxitque Dominus Deus de humo omne lignum pulchrum visu et ad vescendum suave lignum etiam vitae in medio paradisi lignumque scientiae boni et mali
Old English	990	West Saxon	God ða forð ateah of ðære moldan ælces cynnes treow, fæger on gesyhðe ond to brucenne wynsum, eac swylce lifes treow on middan neorxnawange ond treow ingehydes godes ond yfeles.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And the Lord God brouyte forthe of the erthe eche tree fayre in siyt, and swete to ete; also the tree of lijf in the mydle of paradys, and a tree of kunnyng of good and of yuel.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And the LORde God made to sprynge out of the erth all maner trees bewtyfull to the syghte and pleasant to eate and the tree of lyfe in the middes of the garden: and also the tree of knowlege of good and euell.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And out of the earth the Lord made every tree to come, delighting the eye and good for food; and in the middle of the garden, the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
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Language	Genesis Chapter 2, Verse 9
Cebuano	Ug nagpaturok si Jehova nga Dios gikan sa yuta sa tanan nga kahoy nga makapahimuot sa igtatan-aw, ug maayo nga kalan-on: ug ang kahoy usab nga sa kinabuhi diha sa taliwala sa tanaman, ug ang kahoy sa pag-ila sa maayo ug sa dautan.
Croatian	Tada Jahve, Bog, uèini te iz zemlje nikoše svakovrsna stabla - pogledu zamamljiva a dobra za hranu - i stablo života, nasred vrta, i stablo spoznaje dobra i zla.
Danish	Og Gud HERREN lod af Agerjorden fremvokse alle Slags Træer, en Fryd at skue og gode til Føde, desuden Livets Træ, der stod midt i Haven. og Træet til Kundskab om godt og ondt.
Dutch	En de HEERE God had alle geboomte uit het aardrijk doen spruiten, begeerlijk voor het gezicht, en goed tot spijze; en den boom des levens in het midden van den hof, en de boom der kennis des goeds en des kwaads.
Finnish	Ja Herra Jumala kasvatti maasta kaikkinaisia puita, ihania nähdä ja hyviä syödä, ja elämän puun keskelle paratiisia, niin myös hyvän- ja pahantiedon puun.
French	L`Éternel Dieu fit pousser du sol des arbres de toute espèce, agréables � voir et bons � manger, et l`arbre de la vie au milieu du jardin, et l`arbre de la connaissance du bien et du mal.
German	Und Gott der HERR ließ aufwachsen aus der Erde allerlei Bäume, lustig anzusehen und gut zu essen, und den Baum des Lebens mitten im Garten und den Baum der Erkenntnis des Guten und Bösen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	TUHAN Allah menumbuhkan segala macam pohon yang indah, yang menghasilkan buah-buahan yang baik. Di tengah-tengah taman tumbuhlah pohon yang memberi hidup, dan pohon yang memberi pengetahuan tentang yang baik dan yang jahat.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka di sana ditumbuhkan Tuhan Allah dari pada tanah berbagai-bagai pohon yang permai kepada pemandangan mata dan baik akan dimakan, dan lagi adalah pohon alhayat di tengah-tengah taman itu dan pohon pengetahuan akan hal baik dan jahatpun.
Italian	Il Signore Dio fece germogliare dal suolo ogni sorta di alberi graditi alla vista e buoni da mangiare, tra cui l'albero della vita in mezzo al giardino e l'albero della conoscenza del bene e del male.
Maori	A i whakatupuria e Ihowa, e te Atua, i roto i te oneone nga rakau katoa he mea ahuareka ki te titiro, he pai hoki hei kai; ko te rakau hoki o te ora ki waenganui o te kari, me te rakau o te matauranga ki te pai, ki te kino.
Norwegian	Og Gud Herren lot trær av alle slag vokse op av jorden, prektige å se til og gode å ete av, og midt i haven livsens tre og treet til kunnskap om godt og ondt.
Portuguese	E o Senhor Deus fez brotar da terra toda qualidade de árvores agradáveis � vista e boas para comida, bem como a árvore da vida no meio do jardim, e a árvore do conhecimento do bem e do mal.
Rumanian	Domnul Dumnezeu a fqcut sq rqsarq din pqmknt tot felul de pomi, plqcuyi la vedere wi buni la mkncare, wi pomul vieyii kn mijlocul grqdinii, wi pomul cunowtinyei binelui wi rqului.
Spanish	Jehovah Dios hizo brotar de la tierra toda clase de árboles atractivos a la vista y buenos para comer; también en medio del jardín, el árbol de la vida y el árbol del conocimiento del bien y del mal.
Swedish	HERREN Gud lät nämligen alla slags träd som voro ljuvliga att se på och goda att äta av växa upp ur marken, och livets träd mitt i lustgården, så ock kunskapens träd på gott och ont.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-e-e-e-f-g-k-l-n-o-o-r-t-w"
	-2 letters: foreknowledge.
	-4 letters: foretokened.
	-5 letters: needlework.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 72 65 65 4F 66 4B 6E 6F 77 6C 65 64 67 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01110010 01100101 01100101 00100000 01001111 01100110 00100000 01001011 01101110 01101111 01110111 01101100 01100101 01100100 01100111 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0072 0065 0065 004F 0066 004B 006E 006F 0077 006C 0065 0064 0067 0065

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Tree Of Knowledge

Definition: Tree Of Knowledge