H7924 H7924
insight, understanding—penetrating comprehension or discernment (Aramaic)
This Aramaic noun denotes insight, understanding, or discernment. All three occurrences are in Daniel 5 (verses 11, 12, 14), describing Daniel's exceptional wisdom as having 'insight and understanding like the wisdom of the gods.' The term appears in formulaic descriptions of Daniel's gifts, emphasizing his ability to interpret dreams and solve mysteries. It represents intellectual and spiritual perception beyond ordinary human capacity.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The three uses are in Daniel 5:11, 12, and 14, all describing Daniel's extraordinary understanding in similar or identical phrases. Spanish 'entendimiento' (understanding) and cognate terms appear. The repetition across these verses (queen mother's testimony, king's summary, then direct address to Daniel) emphasizes this quality through multiple witnesses. The phrase 'insight and understanding like the wisdom of the gods' elevates Daniel's gift to supernatural levels. 3×
AR["وَ-فِطْنَةٌ"]·ben["এবং-বুদ্ধি"]·DE["[ושכלתנו]"]·EN["and-understanding"]·FR["[ושכלתנו]"]·heb["ו-השכל"]·HI["और-समझ"]·ID["dan-pengertian"]·IT["e-la-sua-intelligenza"]·jav["lan-pangertosan"]·KO["그리고-총명-과"]·PT["e-entendimento"]·RU["и-разум"]·ES["y-entendimiento"]·SW["na-ufahamu"]·TR["ve-anlayış"]·urd["اور-سمجھ"]
Related Senses
H3045 1. Qal: to know, perceive, understand (829×)H5315 1. soul, inner being (647×)H3820a 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (572×)H4672 1. Qal: find, discover (289×)G1492 1. know facts or truths (285×)H3824 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (250×)H1245 1. seek, search for (200×)G1097 1. know, be acquainted with (196×)H2142 1. Qal: remember, recall (173×)G2588 1. heart (inner self, mind, will) (158×)H0977 1. choose, select (Qal active) (145×)G2147 1. find, discover (144×)G5590 1. soul, inner self (100×)H4672 2. Niphal: be found, be discovered (99×)H1875 1. seek, search for (96×)H5315 2. life, vitality (94×)H1847 1. knowledge, discernment (90×)H2450 1. wise, prudent (84×)H7911 1. Qal: to forget (83×)H3684 1. fool, dullard (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שָׂכְלְתָנוּ (K§ 61, 4)) n.f. insight;—Dn 5:11, 12, 14.