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Lexicon :: Strong's H998 - bînâ

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בִּינָה
Transliteration
bînâ
Pronunciation
bee-naw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 239b

Strong’s Definitions

בִּינָה bîynâh, bee-naw'; from H995; understanding:—knowledge, meaning, × perfectly, understanding, wisdom.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H998 in the following manner: understanding (32x), wisdom (2x), knowledge (1x), meaning (1x), perfectly (1x), understand (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's H998 in the following manner: understanding (32x), wisdom (2x), knowledge (1x), meaning (1x), perfectly (1x), understand (1x).

  1. understanding, discernment

    1. act

    2. faculty

    3. object

    4. personified

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בִּינָה bîynâh, bee-naw'; from H995; understanding:—knowledge, meaning, × perfectly, understanding, wisdom.
STRONGS H998: Abbreviations
† בִּינָה noun feminine understanding 1 Chronicles 12:32 + 28 times; construct בִּינַת Proverbs 30:2; Isaiah 29:14; suffix בִּינָתִי Job 20:3 + 4 times; plural בִּינוֺת Isaiah 27:11; —
1. the act Isaiah 33:19; Jeremiah 23:20; Daniel 1:20; Daniel 8:15; Daniel 9:22; Daniel 10:1.
2. the faculty Job 20:3; Job 39:26; Proverbs 3:5; Proverbs 23:4; Proverbs 30:2; Isaiah 27:11; קנה בינה get understanding Proverbs 4:5, 7; Proverbs 16:16.
3. the object of knowledge Deuteronomy 4:6; 1 Chronicles 22:12; Job 28:12, 20, 28; Job 34:16; Job 38:36; Job 39:17; Proverbs 9:6, 10; Proverbs 23:23; Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 29:14; יָדַע בִינָה 1 Chronicles 12:32; 2 Chronicles 2:11; 2 Chronicles 2:12; Job 38:4; Proverbs 1:2; Proverbs 4:1; Isaiah 29:24.
4. personified Proverbs 2:8; Proverbs 7:4; Proverbs 8:14.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H999.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

4:6

1 Chronicles

12:32; 12:32; 22:12

2 Chronicles

2:11; 2:12

Job

20:3; 20:3; 28:12; 28:20; 28:28; 34:16; 38:4; 38:36; 39:17; 39:26

Proverbs

1:2; 2:8; 3:5; 4:1; 4:5; 4:7; 7:4; 8:14; 9:6; 9:10; 16:16; 23:4; 23:23; 30:2; 30:2

Isaiah

11:2; 27:11; 27:11; 29:14; 29:14; 29:24; 33:19

Jeremiah

23:20

Daniel

1:20; 8:15; 9:22; 10:1

H998

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H998 matches the Hebrew בִּינָה (bînâ),
which occurs 38 times in 38 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:6 - “Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:32 - of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:12 - “Only may the LORD give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:12 - Hiram[fn] also said:
Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, for He has given King David a wise son, endowed with prudence and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal house for himself!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:13 - And now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram[fn] my master[fn] craftsman

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:3 - I have heard the rebuke that reproaches me,
And the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12 - “But where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20 - “From where then does wisdom come?
And where is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:28 - And to man He said,
‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:16 - “If you have understanding, hear this;
Listen to the sound of my words:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:4 - “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:36 - Who has put wisdom in the mind?[fn]
Or who has given understanding to the heart?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:17 - Because God deprived her of wisdom,
And did not endow her with understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:26 - “Does the hawk fly by your wisdom,
And spread its wings toward the south?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:2 - To know wisdom and instruction,
To perceive the words of understanding,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:3 - Yes, if you cry out for discernment,
And lift up your voice for understanding,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:1 - Hear, my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:5 - Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:7 - Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:4 - Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your nearest kin,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14 - Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, I have strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - Forsake foolishness and live,
And go in the way of understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:10 - “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:16 - How much better to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4 - Do not overwork to be rich;
Because of your own understanding, cease!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:23 - Buy the truth, and do not sell it,
Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2 - Surely I am more stupid than any man,
And do not have the understanding of a man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:2 - The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:11 - When its boughs are withered, they will be broken off;
The women come and set them on fire.
For it is a people of no understanding;
Therefore He who made them will not have mercy on them,
And He who formed them will show them no favor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:14 - Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work
Among this people,
A marvelous work and a wonder;
For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:24 - These also who erred in spirit will come to understanding,
And those who complained will learn doctrine.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:19 - You will not see a fierce people,
A people of obscure speech, beyond perception,
Of a stammering tongue that you cannot understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:20 - The anger of the LORD will not turn back
Until He has executed and performed the thoughts of His heart.
In the latter days you will understand it perfectly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:20 - And in all matters of wisdom and understanding about which the king examined them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers who were in all his realm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:15 - Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and was seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:22 - And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:1 - In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, but the appointed time was long;[fn] and he understood the message, and had understanding of the vision.
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