Hebrew · H8394, H369, H4557 · unreviewed

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

What does לִתְבוּנָתוֹ אֵין מִסְפָּר (litvonato ein mispar) mean in the Bible?

תָּבוּן · אַיִן · מִסְפָּר is a Hebrew word 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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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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