תָּבוּן
tâbûwn · taw-boon'
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Lexicon
Derivation: and (feminine) תְּבוּנָה; or תּוֹבֻנָה; from H995 (בִּין);
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
- intelligence
- by implication, an argument
- by extension, caprice
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › the house, what is within › to fasten and establish › the seed, life continuing
The mark, the covenant sign of the house, what is within that works to fasten and establish of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תָּבוּן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
42 occurrences · 42 OT · 0 NT · 32 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and understanding7 · 16%
- of understanding6 · 14%
- understanding5 · 12%
- in understanding2 · 5%
- and by his understanding2 · 5%
- nor understanding2 · 5%
- and in understanding1 · 2%
- neither is there any understanding1 · 2%
- to your reasons1 · 2%
- shall be of understanding1 · 2%
- them by the skilfulness1 · 2%
- to him that by wisdom1 · 2%
- his understanding1 · 2%
- to understanding1 · 2%
- for understanding1 · 2%
- thee, understanding1 · 2%
- by understanding1 · 2%
- to my understanding1 · 2%
- and by understanding1 · 2%
- of his understanding1 · 2%
- by his discretion1 · 2%
- by his understanding1 · 2%
- and with thine understanding1 · 2%
- according to their own understanding1 · 2%
- under thee: there is none understanding1 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.