Binah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Binah

What is the meaning of the name Binah ?

The baby name Binah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BEE-nah (ˈbiːnə).

Binah is Hebrew in Origin.

Binah is a Hebrew feminine name from the noun bináh (בינה), meaning “understanding,” “insight,” or “discernment.” Pronounced bee-NAH, it appears in biblical Hebrew (notably in Proverbs) and became a key term in Jewish philosophy. In Kabbalah, Binah is the third sefirah on the Tree of Life, often called the “Supernal Mother,” symbolizing deep comprehension, intuitive intelligence, and generative creativity.

As a given name, Binah saw sporadic use among Jewish communities from the 19th century and has modest contemporary presence in Israel and the diaspora, especially among families drawn to virtue names. Variants include Bina (Hebrew/Yiddish) and the transliteration Binah with a final h; informal diminutives may be Bina or Bini. Note that Bina also exists independently in other languages - e.g., a Slavic pet form of Sabina/Albina and a South Asian name from Sanskrit vīṇā - so non-Hebrew usages carry different meanings. Related Hebrew virtues include Emunah and Tikvah.