בִּינָהbîynâh

בִּינָה: understanding

Pronunciation: bee-naw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H998

Meanings

1. the act (Isaiah 33:19; Jeremiah 23:20; Daniel 1:20)

2. the faculty (Job 20:3; Job 39:26; Proverbs 3:5)

3. the object of knowledge (Deuteronomy 4:6; 1 Chronicles 22:12; Job 28:12)

4. personified (Proverbs 2:8; Proverbs 7:4; Proverbs 8:14)

ᵑ7: understanding (Daniel 2:21)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 38 times in the Bible.

Deuteronomy 4:6 Obey them completely, and you will display your wisdom and intelligence among the surrounding nations. When they hear all these decrees, they will exclaim, ‘How wise and prudent are the people of this great nation!’
1 Chronicles 12:32 From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take.
1 Chronicles 22:12 And may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding, that you may obey the Law of the Lord your God as you rule over Israel.
2 Chronicles 2:12 Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son, gifted with skill and understanding, who will build a Temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.
2 Chronicles 2:13 “I am sending you a master craftsman named Huram-abi, who is extremely talented.
Job 20:3 I’ve had to endure your insults, but now my spirit prompts me to reply.

See every passage

Deuteronomy 4:6
1 Chronicles 12:32, 22:12
2 Chronicles 2:12, 2:13
Job 20:3, 28:12, 28:20, 28:28, 34:16, 38:4, 38:36, 39:17, 39:26
Proverbs 1:2, 2:3, 3:5, 4:1, 4:5, 4:7, 7:4, 8:14, 9:6, 9:10, 16:16, 23:4, 23:23, 30:2
Isaiah 11:2, 27:11, 29:14, 29:24, 33:19
Jeremiah 23:20
Daniel 1:20, 8:15, 9:22, 10:1

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).