Lexical Definition

‎בִּינָה‎ bîynâh (bee-naw') understanding ^H:N-F
from ‎בִּין‎

knowledge, meaning, [idiom] perfectly, understanding, wisdom.

• understanding

1) understanding, discernment
1a) act
1b) faculty
1c) object
1d) personified

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: bi.nah (‎ב‎ִּ‎ינ‎ָ‎ה‎ "understanding" בִּינָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Aramaic form: בִּינָה
‎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.

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