Proverbs 9:10:7Prov.9.10.W7TAB
בִּינָֽה׃
bina
“understanding or insight”
- Transliteration
- bi-NA
- Extended
- bih-NAH
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
bi-NA
- phraseyour reading level
ke-do-SHIM bi-NA
- clause
ve-DA-at ke-do-SHIM bi-NA
- sentence
te-KHIL-lat KHA-khe-MA yir-AT Ye-ho-VAH ve-DA-at ke-do-SHIM bi-NA
Exegesis
The plural construct kedoshim {קְדֹשִׁ֣ים | qĕ-ḏō-šîm} refers collectively to the Holy One, intensifying the notion of holiness, and bina {בִּינָֽה | bi-nāh} ‘understanding’ serves as the predicate. The absence of a copula in Hebrew yields an equative relationship rendered by “is” in English.
Root and etymology
b-y-nbet–yod–nun
“to discern, understand”
In context — Proverbs 9:10
The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the LORD , and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 9:10, 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.9.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.10.W7.S1) and character.