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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Understanding

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160exact KJV occurrences 136Old Testament 24New Testament 30books containing the word 22mapped Strong's IDs 160occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Exodus 31:3

And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 13:18

Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where understanding appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

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HebrewH995
בִּין

bîyn · bene

32 times translated as this KJV form169 total Strong's occurrences

v

to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand

Strong's KJV usage: attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).

Strong's first: Deuteronomy 1:13Strong's last: Daniel 8:23

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HebrewH3820
לֵב

lêb · labe

10 times translated as this KJV form577 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

Strong's KJV usage: care for, comfortably, consent, × considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), × heed, × I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), × regard(-ed), × themselves, × unawares, understanding, × well, willingly, wisdom.

Strong's first: Proverbs 6:32Strong's last: Jeremiah 5:21

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GreekG3563
νοῦς

noûs · nooce

7 times translated as this KJV form26 total Strong's occurrences

the intellect, i.e. mind (divine or human; in thought, feeling, or will); by implication, meaning

Strong's KJV usage: :--mind, understanding.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Luke 24:45Strong's last: Revelation 13:18

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GreekG4907
σύνεσις

sýnesis · soon'-es-is

6 times translated as this KJV form7 total Strong's occurrences

a mental putting together, i.e. intelligence or (concretely) the intellect

Strong's KJV usage: :--knowledge, understanding.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Mark 12:33Strong's last: 2 Timothy 2:7

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HebrewH7919
שָׂכַל

sâkal · saw-kal'

5 times translated as this KJV form65 total Strong's occurrences

v

to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent

Strong's KJV usage: consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.

Strong's first: Psalms 47:7Strong's last: Daniel 11:35

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AramaicH7924
שׇׂכְלְתָנוּ

soklᵉthânûw · sok-leth-aw-noo'

3 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

intelligence

Strong's KJV usage: understanding.

Strong's first: Daniel 5:11Strong's last: Daniel 5:14

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GreekG5424
φρήν

phrḗn · frane

2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

the midrif (as a partition of the body), i.e. (figuratively and by implication, of sympathy) the feelings (or sensitive nature; by extension (also in the plural) the mind or cognitive faculties)

Strong's KJV usage: :--understanding.

Strong's first: 1 Corinthians 14:20Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 14:20

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GreekG3877
παρακολουθέω

parakolouthéō · par-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o

1 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences

to follow near, i.e. (figuratively) attend (as a result), trace out, conform to

Strong's KJV usage: :--attain, follow, fully know, have understanding.

Strong's first: Luke 1:3Strong's last: Luke 1:3

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HebrewH6440
פָּנִים

pânîym · paw-neem'

1 times translated as this KJV form2,083 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

Strong's KJV usage: accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.

Strong's first: Proverbs 17:24Strong's last: Proverbs 17:24

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HebrewH8085
שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ · shaw-mah'

1 times translated as this KJV form1,160 total Strong's occurrences

v

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

Strong's KJV usage: × attentively, call (gather) together, × carefully, × certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, × diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), × indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, × surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

Strong's first: 1 Kings 3:9Strong's last: 1 Kings 3:9

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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Exodus 31:3
H8394

And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Exodus 35:31
H8394

And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;

Exodus 36:1
H8394

Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.

Deuteronomy 1:13
H995

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

Deuteronomy 4:6
H998

Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

Deuteronomy 4:6
H995

Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

Deuteronomy 32:28
H8394

For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.

1 Samuel 25:3
H7922

Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

1 Kings 3:9
H8085

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

1 Kings 3:11
H995

And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

1 Kings 3:12
H995

Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

1 Kings 4:29
H8394

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

1 Kings 7:14
H8394

He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.

1 Chronicles 12:32
H998

And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

1 Chronicles 22:12
H998

Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.

2 Chronicles 2:12
H998

Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

2 Chronicles 2:13
H998

And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,

2 Chronicles 26:5
H995

And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.

Ezra 8:16
H995

Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.

Ezra 8:18
H7922

And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

Nehemiah 8:2
H995

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

Nehemiah 10:28
H995

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;

Job 12:3
H3824

But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

Job 12:12
H8394

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

Job 12:13
H8394

With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

understanding

UNDERSTAND'ING, participle present tense

1. Comprehending; apprehending the ideas or sense of another, or of a writing; learning or being informed.

2. adjective Knowing; skillful. He is an understanding man.

UNDERSTAND'ING, noun

1. The faculty of the human mind by which it apprehends the real state of things presented to it, or by which it receives or comprehends the ideas which others express and intend to communicate. The understanding is called also the intellectual faculty. It is the faculty by means of which we obtain a great part of our knowledge. Luke 24:45. Ephesians 1:18.

By understanding I mean that faculty whereby we are enabled to apprehend the objects of knowledge, generals or particulars, absent or present, and to judge of their truth or falsehood, good or evil.

There is a spirit in man, and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth him understanding Job 32:8.

2. Knowledge; exact comprehension.

Right understanding consists in the perception of the visible or probably agreement or disagreement of ideas.

3. Intelligence between two or more persons; agreement of minds; union of sentiments. There is a good understanding between the minister and his people.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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