Strong’s H998 · Hebrew

בִּינָה
bîynâh
bee-naw'

Definition

understanding

Etymology

from H995 (בִּין);

Where the KJV renders it

  • knowledge
  • meaning
  • perfectly
  • understanding
  • wisdom

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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