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Discern

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di -zûrn ´: Five Hebrew words are Thus translated: bı̄n , yādha‛ , nākhar , rā'āh and shāma‛ ̌ . It may simply mean "observe" (bı̄n ), "I discerned among the youths" (Proverbs 7:7 ); or discriminating knowlege, "A wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment" (Ecclesiastes 8:5 , yādha‛ ); "He discerned him not, because his hands," etc. (Genesis 27:23 , nākhar ); "Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked" (Malachi 3:18 , rā'āh ); "So is my lord the king to discern good," etc. (2 Samuel 14:17 , shāma‛ ). In the New Testament the words anakrı́nō , diakrı́nō and dokimázō are thus translated, expressing close and distinct acquaintance with or a critical knowledge of things. Used in 1 Corinthians 2:14 the King James Version of "the things of the spirit of God"; in 1 Corinthians 11:29 of "the (Lord's) body" in the sacrament; in Matthew 16:3 of "the face of the heaven"; in Hebrews 5:14 of a clear knowledge of good and evil as the prerogative of a full-grown man. See also next article.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Discern'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​d/discern.html. 1915.
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