Understanding
Bible Usage:
- understand used 91 times.
- understandest used 4 times.
- understandeth used 11 times.
- understanding used 160 times.
- First Reference: Exodus 31:3
- Last Reference: Revelation 13:18
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H2940 Used 1 time
- H3045 Used 1 time
- H3820 Used 10 times
- H3824 Used 3 times
- H4480 Used 2 times
- H4486 Used 1 time
- H7306 Used 1 time
- H7919 Used 5 times
- H7922 Used 6 times
- H7924 Used 3 times
- H8085 Used 1 time
- H8394 Used 38 times
- H995 Used 33 times
- H998 Used 30 times
- H999 Used 1 time
- G1271 Used 3 times
- G3539 Used 1 time
- G3563 Used 7 times
- G3877 Used 1 time
- G4907 Used 6 times
- G4920 Used 1 time
- G5424 Used 2 times
- G801 Used 3 times
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.
UNDERSTAND'INGLY, adverb Intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension of a question or subject; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly
The gospel may be neglected, but it cannot be understandingly disbelieved.