Word

בִּינָה

bîynâh · H998 · Hebrew · 38 occurrences

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Meanings

understanding, discernment, insight

State in which someone has the ability to see through the outward appearance of things and grasp their essence

Examples
Deuteronomy 4:6 “So keep and do them, for that is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
1 Chronicles 22:12 “Only the LORD give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.
Proverbs 1:2 To know wisdom and instruction, To discern the sayings of understanding,

How it’s used In 8 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

7 occurrences in 5 groups

ךָyour 3
אָדָםhuman, humankind, human being(s) 1
יmy 1
כֶםyour 1
בִּיןto understand, to discern 1

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

סָתַרto hide, to be hidden 1

What is done to itIt is the object

13 occurrences in 5 groups

יָדַעto know 6
קָנָהto buy, to acquire 3
נָתַןto give, to put, to set 2
בָּקַשׁto seek, to search, to look for 1
בִּיןto understand, to discern 1

Second object ofSecond object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

שָׂכַלto have insight, to be wise, to prosper 1

What it is said to bePredicate

3 occurrences in 3 groups

אַיִןthere is no, not 1
נִיme 1
וֹhim 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

4 occurrences in 4 groups

דַּעַתknowledge 1
הוּאhe, she, it 1
סוּרto turn aside, to depart, to remove 1
אֲנִיI 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

7 occurrences in 4 groups

מִןfrom 6
לto/for 4
אֵלto, toward 2
בin/on/with 2

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

7 occurrences in 6 groups

מָקוֹםplace 2
דֶּרֶךְway, road 1
חׇכְמָהwisdom 1
אֵמֶרword 1
עַםpeople 1
רוּחַspirit, wind 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 1 word

σύνεσις sýnesis · G4907 · understanding, what is understood, to be able to comprehend: Greek σύνεσις denotes the cognitive faculty of putting concepts together (intelligence, understanding), directly rendering Hebrew בִּינָה's core sense of discernment and comprehension across wisdom literature contexts.

Semantic domains 1 entry

Know002004002007: The noun denotes understanding or insight, as Israel's 'wisdom and understanding' before the nations is grounded in keeping God's statutes in Deuteronomy 4:6, fitting this domain's core sense of knowledge and comprehension.

Word family 8 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

בִּין bîyn · H995 · to be intelligent, to be discerning, to have insight · 170×בֵּין bêyn · H996 · between, among, the middle of (an area) · 408×תָּבוּן tâbûwn · H8394 · understanding, discernment, insight · 42×בִּינָהbîynâh · H998בֵּין bêyn · H997 · among, between · 2×בֵּנַיִם bênayim · H1143 · champion · 2×בִּינָה bîynâh · H999 · knowledge · 1×מָבוֹן mâbôwn · H4000 · taught · 0×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H998. binah בִּינָה noun feminine understanding 1Ch 12:32 1Ch 12:28t.; construct בִּינַת…

H998. binah
בִּינָה noun feminine understanding 1Ch 12:32 1Ch 12:28t.; construct בִּינַת Pro 30:2; Isa 29:14; suffix בִּינָתִי Job 20:3-4t.; plural בִּינוֺת Isa 27:11; —
1 the act Isa 33:19; Jer 23:20; Dan 1:20; Dan 8:15; Dan 9:22; Dan 10:1.
2 the faculty Job 20:3; Job 39:26; Pro 3:5; Pro 23:4; Pro 30:2; Isa 27:11; בינה קנה get understanding Pro 4:5, Pro 4:7; Pro 16:16.
3 the object of knowledge Deu 4:6; 1Ch 22:12; Job 28:12, Job 28:20, Job 28:28; Job 34:16; Job 38:36; Job 39:17; Pro 9:6, Pro 9:10; Pro 23:23; Isa 11:2; Isa 29:14; בִינָה יָדַע 1Ch 12:32; 2Ch 2:11; 2Ch 2:12; Job 38:4; Pro 1:2; Pro 4:1; Isa 29:24.
4 personified Pro 2:8; Pro 7:4; Pro 8:14.
בִּינָה noun feminine understanding (Biblical Hebrew; √; בִּיוּנָא ᵑ7, Syriac ); — absolute ׳ב Dan 2:21.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

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Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0