Tvuna (תבונה) means intelligence in Hebrew.
It can also mean wisdom. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
intelligence, wisdom
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tvuna.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יכולת לקבל החלטות נבונות ולגבש דעה לפי ידע או ניסיון.
וַיְמַלֵּא אֹתוֹ רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים בְּחָכְמָה בִּתְבוּנָה וּבְדַעַת וּבְכָל־מְלָאכָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tvuna is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תְּבוּנָה
- Written without vowel points
- תבונה
- Said
- tvuna
- Root
- ב־י־נ
- Pattern
- תְּקוּלָה
- Plural
- תְּבוּנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' תְּבוּנוֹת; תְּבוּנַת־
- Gematria
- 463
This is how Tvuna is said in other languages.
- English
- intelligence, wisdom
- Arabic
- ذكاء
- French
- intelligence
- Spanish
- inteligencia
- German
- Intelligenz
- Yiddish
- שכל
These words mean nearly the same as Tvuna.
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These words mean the opposite of Tvuna.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tvuna.
The word Tvuna is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איש תבונה
- תבונת כפיים
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The word Tvuna comes from the root ב־י־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Tvuna in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tvuna.
What does Tvuna (תבונה) mean in Hebrew?
Tvuna (תבונה) means intelligence and wisdom. It is said tvuna, with the stress on na.
What is a synonym for Tvuna (תבונה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tvuna (תבונה) are אינטיליגנציה, בינה, פקחות, חוכמה, and הבנה.
What is the opposite of Tvuna (תבונה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tvuna (תבונה) are טיפשות, כסילות, סיכלות, בורות, איוולת, and בערות.
What rhymes with Tvuna (תבונה)?
Words that rhyme with Tvuna (תבונה) include מדינה, תכונה, ספינה, תמונה, מכונה, and הגנה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תבונה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.