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Hebrew · H8394, H369, H4557

לִתְבוּנָתוֹ אֵין מִסְפָּר

Intelligence ; by implication, an argument ; by extension, caprice · a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle · a number , definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable ; small, a few ); also (abstractly) narration

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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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אַיִן H369 a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle
Pronunciation ʾayin
Negation rooted in ontological absence: what is "not" fundamentally does not exist or lack substance.
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מִסְפָּר H4557 a number , definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable ; small, a few ); also (abstractly) narration
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What does לִתְבוּנָתוֹ אֵין מִסְפָּר (litvonato ein mispar) mean in the Bible?

תָּבוּן · אַיִן · מִסְפָּר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "intelligence ; by implication, an argument ; by extension, caprice + a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle + a number , definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable ; small, a few ); also (abstractly) narration".

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Questions this entry answers

What does תָּבוּן · אַיִן · מִסְפָּר mean in the Bible?

תָּבוּן · אַיִן · מִסְפָּר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "intelligence ; by implication, an argument ; by extension, caprice + a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle + a number , definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable ; small, a few ); also (abstractly) narration".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8394, H369, H4557?

H8394, H369, H4557 is connected to 967 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. intelligence ; by implication, an argument ; by extension, caprice + a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle + a number , definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable ; small, a few ); also (abstractly) narration

Strong's H8394, H369, H4557
Lexical occurrences 967 verses

Source Gloss

intelligence ; by implication, an argument ; by extension, caprice + a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle + a number , definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable ; small, a few ); also (abstractly) narration
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

17 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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