בִּינָה
Transliteration
bînâ
Pronunciation
bee-naw'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From בִּין (H995)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 239b

Strong’s Definitions

בִּינָה bîynâh, bee-naw'; from H995; understanding:—knowledge, meaning, × perfectly, understanding, wisdom.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H998 in the following manner: understanding (32x), wisdom (2x), knowledge (1x), meaning (1x), perfectly (1x), understand (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's H998 in the following manner: understanding (32x), wisdom (2x), knowledge (1x), meaning (1x), perfectly (1x), understand (1x).

  1. understanding, discernment

    1. act

    2. faculty

    3. object

    4. personified

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בִּינָה bîynâh, bee-naw'; from H995; understanding:—knowledge, meaning, × perfectly, understanding, wisdom.
STRONGS H998: Abbreviations
† בִּינָה noun feminine understanding 1 Chronicles 12:32 + 28 times; construct בִּינַת Proverbs 30:2; Isaiah 29:14; suffix בִּינָתִי Job 20:3 + 4 times; plural בִּינוֺת Isaiah 27:11; —
1. the act Isaiah 33:19; Jeremiah 23:20; Daniel 1:20; Daniel 8:15; Daniel 9:22; Daniel 10:1.
2. the faculty Job 20:3; Job 39:26; Proverbs 3:5; Proverbs 23:4; Proverbs 30:2; Isaiah 27:11; קנה בינה get understanding Proverbs 4:5, 7; Proverbs 16:16.
3. the object of knowledge Deuteronomy 4:6; 1 Chronicles 22:12; Job 28:12, 20, 28; Job 34:16; Job 38:36; Job 39:17; Proverbs 9:6, 10; Proverbs 23:23; Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 29:14; יָדַע בִינָה 1 Chronicles 12:32; 2 Chronicles 2:11; 2 Chronicles 2:12; Job 38:4; Proverbs 1:2; Proverbs 4:1; Isaiah 29:24.
4. personified Proverbs 2:8; Proverbs 7:4; Proverbs 8:14.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H999.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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References

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 4:6

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 12:32; 1 Chronicles 12:32; 1 Chronicles 22:12

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 2:11; 2 Chronicles 2:12

Job

Job 20:3; Job 20:3; Job 28:12; Job 28:20; Job 28:28; Job 34:16; Job 38:4; Job 38:36; Job 39:17; Job 39:26

Proverbs

Proverbs 1:2; Proverbs 2:8; Proverbs 3:5; Proverbs 4:1; Proverbs 4:5; Proverbs 4:7; Proverbs 7:4; Proverbs 8:14; Proverbs 9:6; Proverbs 9:10; Proverbs 16:16; Proverbs 23:4; Proverbs 23:23; Proverbs 30:2; Proverbs 30:2

Isaiah

Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 27:11; Isaiah 27:11; Isaiah 29:14; Isaiah 29:14; Isaiah 29:24; Isaiah 33:19

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 23:20

Daniel

Daniel 1:20; Daniel 8:15; Daniel 9:22; Daniel 10:1