תְּבוּנ֣וֹת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 תְּבוּנ֣וֹת

   te-vu-NOT

   of understandings or discernment
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 תְּבוּנ֣וֹת יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃

   te-vu-NOT ya-kha-RISH

   of understandings or discernment keeps silent
3. clause🔊 וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּבוּנ֣וֹת יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃

   ve-ISH te-vu-NOT ya-kha-RISH

   but a man of understandings or discernment keeps silent
4. sentence🔊 בָּז־לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ חֲסַר־לֵ֑ב וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּבוּנ֣וֹת יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃

   BAZ-le-re-E-hu kha-SAR-LEV ve-ISH te-vu-NOT ya-kha-RISH

   one who despises his neighbor is lacking of heart but a man of understandings or discernment keeps silent

Exegesis

The conjunction ve-ish tevunot {וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנוֹת | wə-ʾîš tə-vū-nōṯ} ‘and a man of understandings’ presents the antithetical character, with plural tevunot emphasizing comprehensive discernment.

Root and etymology

b-y-n🔊 ב־י־ןbyn

“to discern, understand”

• 🔊 בִּינָהbināhunderstandingProverbs 2:3