What does חׇכְמָה · בִּינָה mean in the Bible?
חׇכְמָה · בִּינָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "wisdom and discernment, skilled understanding".
Hebrew · H2451, H998
חָכְמַתְכֶם וּבִינַתְכֶם
Wisdom (in a good sense) · understanding
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חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom (in a good sense)
Pronunciation ḥokmāh
Practical skill and moral discernment combined; divine attribute enabling right judgment and skillful living in covenant faithfulness
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בִּינָה H998 understanding
Pronunciation binah
Intellectual grasp that penetrates meaning; discernment that grasps the inner sense and purpose of something
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What does חָכְמַתְכֶם וּבִינַתְכֶם (chokmatkhem uvinatkhem) mean in the Bible?
חׇכְמָה · בִּינָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "wisdom and discernment, skilled understanding".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2451, H998?
H2451, H998 is connected to 187 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. wisdom and discernment, skilled understanding
Strong's H2451, H998
Lexical occurrences 187 verses Source Gloss
wisdom and discernment, skilled understanding
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חָכְמַתְכֶם וּבִינַתְכֶם is built from this root:
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