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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Understanding

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

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.

Exodus 33 verses Deuteronomy 43 verses 1 Samuel 11 verses 1 Kings 55 verses 1 Chronicles 22 verses 2 Chronicles 33 verses Ezra 22 verses Nehemiah 22 verses Job 1717 verses Psalms 1313 verses Proverbs 5453 verses Ecclesiastes 11 verses Isaiah 99 verses Jeremiah 44 verses Ezekiel 11 verses Daniel 1212 verses Hosea 11 verses Obadiah 22 verses Matthew 11 verses Mark 22 verses Luke 33 verses Romans 11 verses 1 Corinthians 75 verses Ephesians 33 verses Philippians 11 verses Colossians 22 verses 1 Timothy 11 verses 2 Timothy 11 verses 1 John 11 verses Revelation 11 verses
ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

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

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

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).

Other KJV renderings

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.

Other KJV renderings

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.

Other KJV renderings

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.

Other KJV renderings

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.

Other KJV renderings

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.

Other KJV renderings

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

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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160 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Daniel 4:34
H4486

And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:

Daniel 5:11
H7924

There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

Daniel 5:12
H7924

Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.

Daniel 5:14
H7924

I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.

Daniel 8:23
H995

And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

Daniel 9:22
H998

And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.

Daniel 10:1
H998

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

Daniel 11:35
H7919

And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.

Hosea 13:2
H8394

And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

Obadiah 1:7
H8394

All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.

Obadiah 1:8
H8394

Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

Mark 7:18
G801

And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

Mark 12:33
G4907

And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Luke 1:3
G3877

It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

Luke 2:47
G4907

And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

Luke 24:45
G3563

Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

Romans 1:31
G801

Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

1 Corinthians 1:19
G4907

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

1 Corinthians 14:14
G3563

For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

1 Corinthians 14:15
G3563

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

1 Corinthians 14:15
G3563

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

1 Corinthians 14:19
G3563

Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

1 Corinthians 14:20
G5424

Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

1 Corinthians 14:20
G5424

Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

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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