הבנה
עברית
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הבנה¹
- /ha.vaˈna/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Action noun of the verb הֵבִין (hevín, “to understand”).
noun הֲבָנָה · havaná · הֲבָנוֹת · הֲבָנַת־
- an understanding, comprehension
- an insight, a concept
- an informal contract, mutual agreement
- a reconciliation of differences
- sympathy
הבנה²
- /hovˈne/ Modern Israeli
- /hɔvˈnɛː/
Where it comes from
In modern Hebrew from the Bible, where it is a hapax. Probably borrowed from Egyptian hbnj, itself of uncertain origin (possibly from Nubian).
Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos) and all its derivatives, including ebony and أبنوس.
noun הׇבְנֶה · hovné · הובנים · הׇבְנִים
- ebony, ebony tree בְּנֵי דְדָן רֹכְלַיִךְ אִיִּים רַבִּים סְחֹרַת יָדֵךְ קַרְנוֹת שֵׁן וְהׇבְנִים הֵשִׁיבוּ אֶשְׁכָּרֵךְ
הבנה³
- /hiv.ˈna/ Modern Israeli
verb הִבְנָה · hivná · לְהַבְנוֹת · הַבְנָיָה · הִבְנֵיתִי · הִבְנֵינוּ
- to integrate, build in
In English
- ebony wood
- view way of understanding
- grasp understanding
- understanding (''uncountable'') the mental process of discernment of meaning
- comprehension thorough understanding
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