Difference between revisions of "Discern"

<p> DISCERN, s as z. L., to separate or distinguish, Gr. </p> 1. To separate by the eye, or by the understanding. Hence, 2. To distinguish to see the difference between two or more things to discriminate as, to discern the blossom-buds from the leaf-buds of plants. <p> [[Discern]] thou what is thine--&nbsp;Genesis 31 . </p> 3. To make the difference. <p> For nothing else discerns the virtue or the vice. </p> 4. To discover to see to distinguish by the eye. <p> I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding. &nbsp;Proverbs 7 . </p> 5. To discover by the intellect to distinguish hence, to have knowledge of to judge. <p> So is my lord the king to discern good and bad. &nbsp;2 Samuel 14 . </p> <p> A wise mans heart discerneth time and judgment. &nbsp;Ecclesiastes 8 . </p> <p> DISCERN, </p> 1. To see or understand the difference to make distinction as, to discern between good and evil, truth and falsehood. 2. To have judicial cognizance.

<p> <em> Nâkar </em> ( '''''נָכַר''''' , Strong'S #5234), “to discern, regard, recognize, pay attention to, be acquainted with.” This verb is found in both ancient and modern Hebrew. It occurs approximately 50 times in the [[Hebrew]] Old Testament. The first time <em> nâkar </em> is used is in Gen. 27:23. </p> <p> The basic meaning of the term is a “physical apprehension,” whether through sight, touch, or hearing. [[Darkness]] sometimes makes “recognition” impossible (Ruth 3:14). People are often “recognized” by their voices (Judg. 18:3). <em> Nâkar </em> sometimes has the meaning of “pay attention to,” a special kind of “recognition”: “Blessed be the man who took notice of you” (Ruth 2:19, [[Rsv, Kjv]] “did take knowledge of”). This verb can mean “to be acquainted with,” a kind of intellectual awareness: “… Neither shall his place know him any more” (Job 7:10; cf. Ps. 103:16). The sense of “to distinguish” is seen in Ezra 3:13: “… The people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people.…” </p>

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