WISDOM 6 - 1 Kings 3:5-14

The Hebrew for "an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad:

לֵב שֹׁמֵעַ לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת עַמְּךָ לְהָבִין בֵּין טוֹב לְרָע

לֵב שֹׁמֵעַ

 understanding heart - "lev shome'a,"  Literally "a heart hearing/listening/understanding."  The verb Shama' can also carry the connotation of "hearkening/obeying."

לִשְׁפֹּט




to judge - "lishpot" carries additional meanings of "to rule/govern, to decide controversies, to execute judgment."

לְהָבִין

discern - "l'haveen," literally "to distinguish/discern" with additional meanings of "to mark/attend/understand/know."  Interestingly it shares the same root as the preposition, "beyn" - "between" that follows it.  To distinguish is after all to distinguish BETWEEN two or more things.