What does אִישׁ · תָּבוּן mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · תָּבוּן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "man of discernment, person of understanding".
Hebrew · H376, H8394
אִישׁ תְּבוּנָה
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · intelligence ; by implication, an argument ; by extension, caprice
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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תָּבוּן H8394 intelligence ; by implication, an argument ; by extension, caprice
Pronunciation tebunah
Practical discernment and wise reasoning applied to concrete situations, distinct from abstract wisdom
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What does אִישׁ תְּבוּנָה (ish tevunah) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · תָּבוּן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "man of discernment, person of understanding".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H8394?
H376, H8394 is connected to 2,230 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. man of discernment, person of understanding
Strong's H376, H8394
Lexical occurrences 2,230 verses Source Gloss
man of discernment, person of understanding
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אִישׁ תְּבוּנָה is built from this root:
Sources
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