בִינָֽה

𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤄

vinah

understanding

from בִּין; understanding; knowledge, meaning, [idiom] perfectly, understanding, wisdom.

H998

Job 38:36 · Word #9

Lexicon H998

Lemmaבִּינָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤄
Transliterationbîynâh
Strong'sH998
In-contextunderstanding

Morphology HNcfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H998-12

discernment

Morphological NotesCommon feminine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcfsa), derived from the verbal root בין.
Rendering RationaleThe noun בִּינָה is a feminine singular abstract noun derived from the root בין, "to discern" or "to distinguish." Rendering it as "discernment" preserves the active sense of separating and perceiving distinctions inherent in the root, while accurately reflecting the feminine singular absolute form indicated by the morphology.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root בין (to discern, to distinguish, to perceive, to understand by separating)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H995-01 avin I will discern
H995-02 avinah let me discern
H998-01 babinah in the discernment

Word Usage (38 occurrences of H998)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Deuteronomy 4:6 וּ/בִ֣ינַתְ/כֶ֔ם uvinatekhem and your understanding
Isaiah 11:2 וּ/בִינָ֗ה uvinah and understanding
Isaiah 27:11 בִּינוֹת֙ binot understanding