Understanding
תְּבוּנָהStrong’s H8394tavunah (ta-vu-nah)
Appears in 42 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Tavunah is the Hebrew word usually translated “understanding” and “understanding his”. It appears in 42 verses of the Old Testament.
“And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,”
Meaning
- Understanding, intelligencethe act of understanding · the faculty of understanding · the object of knowledge · teacher (personification)
How it's translated
- understanding 17
- and understanding 6
- and by understanding his 3
- by understanding 2
- to understanding his 2
- to understanding 2
- and with understanding 1
- with understanding 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Proverbs 19
- Job 4
- Psalms 4
- Exodus 3
- Isaiah 3
- 1 Kings 2
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 35:31And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
- Exodus 36:1Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.
- Deuteronomy 32:28For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
- 1 Kings 4:29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
- 1 Kings 7:14He was a widow’s son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.
- Job 12:12With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
All 42 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
תְּבוּנָה tavunah · understanding
1) understanding, intelligence 1a) the act of understanding 1a1) skill 1b) the faculty of understanding 1b1) intelligence, understanding, insight 1c) the object of knowledge 1d) teacher (personification)
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.