Understanding
בִּינָהStrong’s H0998binah (bi-nah)
Appears in 38 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Binah is the Hebrew word usually translated “understanding”, “from understanding your” and “discernment”. It appears in 38 verses of the Old Testament.
“And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.”
Meaning
- Understanding, discernmentact · faculty · object · personified
How it's translated
- understanding 23
- and understanding 5
- from understanding your 2
- to discernment 2
- and understanding your 1
- from understanding my 1
- in understanding 1
- own understanding your 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Proverbs 14
- Job 9
- Isaiah 5
- Daniel 4
- 1 Chronicles 2
- 2 Chronicles 2
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 8:15In contextAnd it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
- Daniel 9:22In contextAnd he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
- Daniel 10:1In contextIn the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
- Deuteronomy 4:6Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
- 1 Chronicles 12:32And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
- 1 Chronicles 22:12Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
Hebrew dictionary
בִּינָה binah · understanding
1) understanding, discernment 1a) act 1b) faculty 1c) object 1d) personified Aramaic equivalent: bi.nah (בִּינָה "understanding" H0999)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “understanding” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UNDERSTAND'ING, participle present
tense
- Comprehending; apprehending the ideas or sense of another, or of a writing; learning or being informed.
- adjective Knowing; skillful.
All definitions and other forms of “understanding”
UNDERSTAND'ING, noun
- The faculty of the human mind by which it apprehends the real state of things presented to it, or by which it receives or comprehends the ideas which others express and intend to communicate. Luke 24:45Ephesians 1:18“There is a spirit in man, and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth him understanding” Job 32:8
- Knowledge; exact comprehension.
- Intelligence between two or more persons; agreement of minds; union of sentiments.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.