תָּבוּן
Transliteration
tāḇûn
Pronunciation
taw-boon'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From בִּין (H995)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 239c

Strong’s Definitions

תָּבוּן tâbûwn, taw-boon'; and (feminine) תְּבוּנָה tᵉbûwnâh; or תּוֹבֻנָה tôwbunâh; from H995; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice:—discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's H8394 in the following manner: understanding (38x), discretion (1x), reasons (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x
The KJV translates Strong's H8394 in the following manner: understanding (38x), discretion (1x), reasons (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. understanding, intelligence

    1. the act of understanding

      1. skill

    2. the faculty of understanding

      1. intelligence, understanding, insight

    3. the object of knowledge

    4. teacher (personification)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תָּבוּן tâbûwn, taw-boon'; and (feminine) תְּבוּנָה tᵉbûwnâh; or תּוֹבֻנָה tôwbunâh; from H995; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice:—discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.
STRONGS H8394: Abbreviations
† תְּבוּנָה noun feminine understanding Deuteronomy 32:28 + 27 times; suffix תְּבוּנָתִי Proverbs 5:1 + 7 times; תובנתו Job 26:12 Kt (Qr תְּבוּנָתוֺ); תְּבוּנָם Hosea 13:2 for תְּבוּנָתָם see De Psalm 27:5; תְּבוּנָוֺת Psalm 49:4 + 4 times; תְּבוּנוֺתֵיכֶם Job 32:11; —
1. the act Job 26:12; Psalm 78:72; Psalm 136:5; Proverbs 3:19; Proverbs 21:30; Proverbs 24:3; Jeremiah 10:12 (= Jeremiah 51:15) Ezekiel 28:4; Hosea 13:2; Obadiah 7.
2. the faculty Exodus 31:3; Exodus 35:31; Exodus 36:1 (P) Deuteronomy 32:28 (poetry) Job 12:12, 13; Proverbs 2:6, 11; Proverbs 28:16; Isaiah 44:19; אִישׁ תְּבוּנָה Proverbs 10:23; Proverbs 15:21; Proverbs 17:27; Proverbs 20:5; אִישׁ תְּבוּנוֺת Proverbs 11:12 (= Obadiah 8 where אישׁ omitted by scribal error); דֶּרֶךְ תְּבוּנָה Isaiah 40:14.
3. the object of knowledge Proverbs 2:3; Proverbs 3:13; Proverbs 5:1; Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 18:2; Proverbs 19:8; Psalm 49:4; Psalm 147:5; Isaiah 40:28; 1 Kings 5:9; 1 Kings 7:14; תטה לבך לתבונה incline thy mind to understanding Proverbs 2:2; reasons Job 32:11.
4. personified Proverbs 8:1 as teacher.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

Exodus 31:3; Exodus 35:31; Exodus 36:1

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 32:28; Deuteronomy 32:28

1 Kings

1 Kings 5:9; 1 Kings 7:14

Job

Job 12:12; Job 12:13; Job 26:12; Job 26:12; Job 32:11; Job 32:11

Psalms

Psalms 27:5; Psalms 49:4; Psalms 49:4; Psalms 78:72; Psalms 136:5; Psalms 147:5

Proverbs

Proverbs 2:2; Proverbs 2:3; Proverbs 2:6; Proverbs 2:11; Proverbs 3:13; Proverbs 3:19; Proverbs 5:1; Proverbs 5:1; Proverbs 8:1; Proverbs 10:23; Proverbs 11:12; Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 15:21; Proverbs 17:27; Proverbs 18:2; Proverbs 19:8; Proverbs 20:5; Proverbs 21:30; Proverbs 24:3; Proverbs 28:16

Isaiah

Isaiah 40:14; Isaiah 40:28; Isaiah 44:19

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 10:12; Jeremiah 51:15

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 28:4

Hosea

Hosea 13:2; Hosea 13:2

Obadiah

Obadiah 1:7; Obadiah 1:8