bînâ (בִּינָה) — Hebrew word meaning “understanding”

בִּינָה

bînâ

understanding

Strong's H998NounHebrewTWOT 239b

בִּינָה (bînâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning understanding. It appears 38 times in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H998).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 239b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 239b)understanding; the act; the faculty; the object; knowledge, meaning, wisdom

Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

בִּינָה noun, feminine: understanding

1.the act
2.the faculty
3.the object of knowledge

Strong's H998 בִּינָה: understanding
KJV:knowledge, meaning, × perfectly, understanding, wisdom.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 239: בִּין bîn — discern; perceive, understand, know, observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider, have discernment, insight, understanding; be intelligent, discreet, discerning, have understanding; attend to, give understanding…

See it in Scripture

Deuteronomy 4:6 1 Chronicles 22:12 Job 20:3

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