Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>]

pere and all,

i hesitate to quote kabalistic sources, but i have nothing better and this
source is, at least, thought provoking. if i got it right, according to

http://pt.scribd.com/EhratiEnarzen/d/29757809/114-Binah-Tvunah-Comprehension-Application

(go almost up to the end) binah is a non-conscious potentiality and tevunah is
the conscious application of this potentiality. clearly this may not be the
original biblical sense. but in places where intelligence is god-given "nwtn
lskwy bynh", indeed the expression is binah. also ShN-BYNH refers to a
material, potential situation beyond our control. as if binah were a
biological stage in life, just like coming of age.

MBYN (a passive event/state) vs MTBWNN (an active-reflexive state) may
correspond to BYNH vs TBWNH. grammatically, a difference of stem. 
from the same root (and yet another stem) we have BYWN (not biblical) - the
NEGATIVE side of intelligence, that of robbing it from the other. oddly, a
(non-transitive?) PIEL with no declension. 

nir cohen

>>>De: K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>
Cópia: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Para: Pere Porta <pporta7 AT gmail.com>
Data: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:49:58 -0800
Assunto: Re: [b-hebrew] Is there any difference?
Pere:

Both words are derived from the same root, with the idea of being between,
among. Yet they have distinct meanings, as evidenced by Proverbs 2:3. Yes,
I see them as synonyms, but similar, not exactly the same.

בינה has the idea of understanding, insight that gets beneath the surface
appearances to deep understanding.

תבונה has the idea of understanding, but as seen in verses like Exodus
31:3, 35:31, Proverbs 24:3, this is practical understanding towards action,
such as making things. As such, such understanding is related to skill.

That’s my 2¢, anyone have any other ideas?

Karl W. Randolph.