H0998

בִּינָה

bi.nahH:N-F

understanding

1) understanding, discernment 1a) act 1b) faculty 1c) object 1d) personified Aramaic equivalent: bi.nah (בִּינָה "understanding" H0999)

The KJV translates H0998 in the following manner:

understanding (64x), wisdom (4x), knowledge (2x), meaning (2x), perfectly (2x), understand (2x)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

בִּינָה noun feminine understanding 1Chr 12:32 + 28 t.; construct בִּינַת Prov 30:2; Isa 29:14 suffix בִּינָתִי Job 20:3 + 4 t.; 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; Prov 3:5; Prov 23:4; Prov 30:2; Isa 27:11 קנה בינה get understanding Prov 4:5; Prov 4:7; Prov 16:16.

3. the object of knowledge Deut 4:6; 1Chr 22:12; Job 28:12; Job 28:20; Job 28:28; Job 34:16; Job 38:36; Job 39:17; Prov 9:6; Prov 9:10; Prov 23:23; Isa 11:2; Isa 29:14 יָדַע בִינָה 1Chr 12:32; 2Chr 2:11; 2Chr 2:12; Job 38:4; Prov 1:2; Prov 4:1; Isa 29:24.

4. personified Prov 2:8; Prov 7:4; Prov 8:14.

בִּינָה noun feminine understanding (Biblical Hebrew; √; ᵑ7 בִּיוּנָא, Syriac ); — absolute ׳ב Dan 2:21.

20 occurrences

Deuteronomy (1), I Chronicles (1), Job (3), Proverbs (8), Isaiah (4), Daniel (3)