Proverbs 4:1:7Prov.4.1.W7TAB
בִּינָֽה׃
bina
“understanding or insight”
- Transliteration
- bi-NA
- Extended
- bih-NAA
- IPA
- /biːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- understanding or insight
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
bi-NA
- phraseyour reading level
la-DA-at bi-NA
- clause
ve-hak-shi-VU la-DA-at bi-NA
- sentence
shim-E-U va-NIM MU-sar AV ve-hak-shi-VU la-DA-at bi-NA
Exegesis
The infinitive clause lada'at binah {לָדַעַת בִּינָה | lā-daʿ-at bī-nā} expresses the purpose of the second command, “to know understanding.” Hebrew parallelism intensifies the exhortation, and the hifil imperatives convey causative engagement, which the English renderings capture through emphatic commands and purpose clauses.
Root and etymology
RootBet–Yod–Nun
“insight, understanding”
In context — Proverbs 4:1
Children, listen to a father’s instruction , and be attentive so that you may come to know understanding .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 4:1, so the Hebrew word בִּינָֽה׃ (bina) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.4.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.1.W7.S1) and character.