What does בִּינָה · σύνεσις mean in the Bible?
בִּינָה · σύνεσις is a Hebrew phrase meaning "discernment, insight, the ability to distinguish rightly".
Hebrew · H998, G4907
בִּינָה
Understanding · understanding
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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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σύνεσις G4907 understanding
Pronunciation sýnesis
Understanding as active comprehension combining perception and mental grasp, distinct from wisdom's broader knowledge
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What does בִּינָה (binah) mean in the Bible?
בִּינָה · σύνεσις is a Hebrew phrase meaning "discernment, insight, the ability to distinguish rightly".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H998, G4907?
H998, G4907 is connected to 38 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. discernment, insight, the ability to distinguish rightly
Strong's H998, G4907
Lexical occurrences 38 verses Source Gloss
discernment, insight, the ability to distinguish rightly
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בִּינָה is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain