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בִּינָה
bîynâh · Hebrew · Strong's H998 · 38 occurrences
The KJV renders 12 different Hebrew and Greek words as “understanding”
What it means
understanding
from H995 (בִּין);
How the KJV renders it
knowledge, meaning, understanding, wisdom
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“understanding”
“wisdom”
“knowledge”
also renders sýnesis (G4907), gnōsis (G1108), bîynâh (H999), dêaʻ (H1843), dêʻâh (H1844), mandaʻ (H4486), sekel (H7922)
“meaning”
also renders dýnamis (G1411), châshôk (H2823)
Where it appears
38 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
1 Chronicles 12:32 · HNcfsa
Of the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their heads were two hundred; and all their brothers were at their command.
1 Chronicles 22:12 · HC/Ncfsa
May Yahweh give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel, so that you may keep the law of Yahweh your God.
2 Chronicles 2:12 · HC/Ncfsa
Huram continued, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who would build a house for Yahweh and a house for his kingdom.
2 Chronicles 2:13 · HNcfsa
Now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram-abi,
Daniel 1:20 · HNcfsa
In every matter of wisdom and understanding concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his realm.
Daniel 8:15 · HNcfsa
When I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. Then behold, there stood before me someone with the appearance of a man.
Daniel 9:22 HNcfsaDaniel 10:1 HC/NcfsaDeuteronomy 4:6 HC/Ncfsc/Sp2mpIsaiah 11:2 HC/NcfsaIsaiah 27:11 HNcfpaIsaiah 29:14 HC/NcfscIsaiah 29:24 HNcfsaIsaiah 33:19 HNcfsaJeremiah 23:20 HNcfsaJob 20:3 HR/Ncfsc/Sp1csJob 28:12 HNcfsaJob 28:20 HNcfsaJob 28:28 HNcfsaJob 34:16 HNcfsaJob 38:4 HNcfsaJob 38:36 HNcfsaJob 39:17 HRd/NcfsaJob 39:26 HTi/R/Ncfsc/Sp2msProverbs 1:2 HNcfsaProverbs 2:3 HRd/NcfsaProverbs 3:5 HNcfsc/Sp2msProverbs 4:1 HNcfsaProverbs 4:5 HNcfsaProverbs 4:7 HNcfsaProverbs 7:4 HRd/NcfsaProverbs 8:14 HNcfsaProverbs 9:6 HNcfsaProverbs 9:10 HNcfsaProverbs 16:16 HNcfsaProverbs 23:4 HR/Ncfsc/Sp2msProverbs 23:23 HC/NcfsaProverbs 30:2 HNcfsc
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.