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title: בִּינָה — understanding · The Biblical Aramaic dictionary
description: בִּינָה (lemma:בִּינָה), a word of Biblical Aramaic, used 1 times: understanding. BDB 1906: n.f. understanding. With 1 verse in Aramaic, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# בִּינָה

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«בִּינָה» in the Biblical Aramaic dictionary: **understanding** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

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**Used:** 1 times · **Key:** lemma:בִּינָה · **BDB:** בִּינָה

### Glosses

(of).discernment (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

understanding [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1489/lemma_3a_5d1_5b4_5bc_5d9_5e0_5b8_5d4/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. understanding [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1489/lemma_3a_5d1_5b4_5bc_5d9_5e0_5b8_5d4/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. understanding (BH; √ בין; 𝔗 בִּיּוּנָא, Syriac ܒܽܘܝܳܢܳܐ );—abs. ב׳ Dn 2:21.

### Jastrow 1903

בִּינָה: intelligence, wisdom [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1489/lemma_3a_5d1_5b4_5bc_5d9_5e0_5b8_5d4/#m3)

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**The whole Jastrow entry:** intelligence, wisdom. Nidd. 45ᵇ (play on ויבן, v. בִּין Hithpa.) the Lord has given to woman ב׳ יתירה greater (earlier maturity of) judgment. Ber. 10ᵃ במקום ב׳ at the place of understanding (near the heart); a. fr.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (2 candidates); Jastrow: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses (5 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «בִּינָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1489/lemma_3a_5d1_5b4_5bc_5d9_5e0_5b8_5d4/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Daniel 2:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.2.21/)

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וְ֠הוּא מְהַשְׁנֵ֤א עִדָּנַיָּא֙ וְזִמְנַיָּ֔א מְהַעְדֵּ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין וּמְהָקֵ֣ים מַלְכִ֑ין יָהֵ֤ב חָכְמְתָא֙ לְחַכִּימִ֔ין וּמַנְדְּעָ֖א לְיָדְעֵ֥י בִינָֽה׃

*Word for word:* and he \[is\].changing the times and the.appointed times \[he.is\].removing kings and \[he.is\].setting.up kings \[he.is\].giving (the) wisdom to wise.men and (the) understanding to ones.knowing (of).discernment

*JPS 1917:* And He changeth the times and the seasons; He removeth kings, and setteth up kings; He giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding;

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