בִּינָה
bi.nah
“understanding”
Definition
understanding
from H995 (בִּין);
- understanding, discernment 1a) act 1b) faculty 1c) object 1d) personified Aramaic equivalent: bi.nah (*בִּינָה *"understanding" H0999)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
בִּינָה appears 35 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.
When its limbs are dry,they are broken off.Women come and use them for kindling;for this is a people without understanding.Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them,and their Creator shows them no favor.
From where then does wisdom come,and where does understanding dwell?
for gaining wisdom and discipline,for comprehending words of insight,
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction;pay attention and gain understanding.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.