Understanding (תבונה)

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There (in the north) is the abode of the destroying spirits, earthquakes, winds, demons, lightnings and thunders; thence evil issues forth into the world, as it is said, "Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the earth" (Jer. 1:14). Some say by ten Sayings was the world created || and in three (Divine attributes) are these (ten Sayings) comprised, as it is said, "The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens, by his knowledge the depths were broken up" (Prov. 3:19, 20)…

Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 3:12-13

From where [did he merit] all this distinction? From the tribe of Judah. From where did he merit all this wisdom? It was due to the merit of Miriam, as it is stated: “He established houses for them” (Exodus 1:21). What were those houses? They were a house of priesthood and a house of royalty. Yokheved took priesthood and kingdom; Aaron was High Priest, and Moses was king, as it is stated: “He became king in Yeshurun” (Deuteronomy 33:5). Miriam took wisdom, as she produced Betzalel, from whom David, who became king, emerged, as it is stated: “[Caleb took for himself Efrat]…

Shemot Rabbah 48:4

תבונה UNDERSTANDING is understanding a matter by one’s own intelligence deducing it from the things one has already learned.

Rashi on Exodus 31:3:2

AND I HAVE FILLED HIM. This is similar to And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom (Deut. 34:9). [AND I HAVE FILLED HIM WITH THE SPIRIT OF GOD, IN WISDOM, AND IN UNDERSTANDING.] Scripture states, And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him (Is. 11:2). It then goes on to explain that the spirit of the Lord is The spirit of wisdom and understanding (Ibid.). Wisdom (chokhmah) refers to the type of intelligence that is stored in the back of the brain…

Ibn Ezra on Exodus 31:3:1

Another matter, “He gave to Moses,” that is what is written: “For the Lord grants wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding” (Proverbs 2:6). Great is wisdom, but greater than it are knowledge and understanding. That is, “for the Lord grants wisdom,” but to those whom He loves, “from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Rabbi Yitzḥak and Rabbi Levi, one of them said: To what is the matter comparable? To a wealthy man who had a son. His son came from school and saw a tray before his father. His father took one piece and gave it to him…

Shemot Rabbah 41:3

The meaning of the passage in Job is that God upbraided Job by pointing out to him that he does not even know how he came by the first principles, which are the security of knowledge, i. e., man acquires knowledge through them, but he does not know how they came to him and whence, except that he has them through the will of God, as David said, Behold, Thou desirest the truth of battuhot. This, then, is the meaning of the words in Job, Who laid down the security (battuhot) of truth? i. e., who put them originally in man…

Sefer HaIkkarim, Maamar 1 16:5

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