“Perhaps closest to wisdom in meaning, or at least the hardest for us to differentiate, are the words “understanding” (bin) and “knowledge” (da’at). These words are used so many times that it is likely they are general terms. They may emphasize the knowledge or understanding of facts in a way that hokma does not. As mentioned above, hokma is not focused on intellectual knowledge, but the words “understanding” and knowledge” remind us that such knowledge is an important aspect of wisdom. Not so, the