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# discernment

«discernment» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **The ability to see clearly the difference between things…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun

### meaning for a pupil

The ability to see clearly the difference between things, such as right and wrong or true and false; good judgment and understanding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discernment/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It translates a Hebrew word for understanding, often paired with wisdom and knowledge. It is a gift that comes from God and that people are urged to seek. Interpretation: Tradition treats discernment as a divine quality that humans can share in, and God's own discernment is said to be beyond searching out.

### examples

- His discernment is past searching out. (Prophets ISA.40.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discernment/#x1)
- Discretion shall watch over thee, discernment shall guard thee; (Writings PRO.2.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discernment/#x2)
- 'Job speaketh without knowledge, and his words are without discernment.' (Writings JOB.34.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discernment/#x3)

### note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

### In the corpora

- [His discernment is past searching out.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.869/)
- [By thy wisdom and by thy discernment thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.726/)
- [Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed Thy commandments.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2229/)
- [So that thou make thine ear attend unto wisdom, and thy heart incline to discernment;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.35/)
- [Yea, if thou call for understanding, and lift up thy voice for discernment;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.36/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «discernment» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discernment/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.