Strong's Lexicon

H8394

H8394 — תָּבוּן תֶּבוּנָה תּוֹבוּנָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewtabuwnnoun mascOccurrences: 43TWOT: 239c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H8394
Word:תָּבוּן תֶּבוּנָה תּוֹבוּנָה
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H995
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:43
Transliteration:tabuwn
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:taw-boon' (and (feminine) tbuwnah {teb-oo-naw'} or towbunah {to-boo-naw'};) n-m.
Meaning:1. intelligence 2. (by implication) an argument 3. (by extension) caprice, a sudden, impulsive change of mind
KJV Renderings:discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.

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תְּבוּנָה noun feminine understanding Deut 32:28 + 27 t.; suffix תְּבוּנָתִי Prov 5:1 + 7 t.; תובנתו Job 26:12 Kt ( Qr תְּבוּנָתוֺ); תְּבוּנָם Hos 13:2 for תְּבוּנָתָם see De Ps 27:5 תְּבוּנָוֺת Ps 49:4 + 4t.; תְּבוּנוֺתֵיכֶם Job 32:11

1. the act Job 26:12; Ps 78:72; Ps 136:5; Prov 3:19; Prov 21:30 ; Prov 24:3 ; Jer 10:12 (= Jer 51:15) Ezek 28:4; Hos 13:2; Obad 1:7.
2. the faculty Exod 31:3; Exod 35:31; Exod 36:1 ( P ) Deut 32:28 (poetry) Job 12:12; Job 12:13; Prov 2:6; Prov 2:11; Prov 28:16; Isa 44:19 אִישׁ תְּבוּנָה Prov 10:23 ; Prov 15:21; Prov 17:27; Prov 20:5 אִישׁ תְּבוּנוֺת Prov 11:12 (= Obad 1:8 where אישׁ omitted by scribal error); דֶּרֶךְ תְּבוּנָה Isa 40:14.
3. the object of knowledge Prov 2:3; Prov 3:13; Prov 5:1; Prov 14:29 ; Prov 18:2; Prov 19:8; Ps 49:4; Ps 147:5; Isa 40:28; 1Kgs 5:9; 1Kgs 7:14 תטה לבך לתבונה incline thy mind to understanding Prov 2:2 reasons Job 32:11.
4. personified Prov 8:1 as teacher.


תְּבוּנָם, תובנתו see below תְּבוּנָה. above


בֵּיצָה see below בזץ


בַּיִר see below באר


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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