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Lexicon :: Strong's H995 - bîn

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בִּין
Transliteration
bîn
Pronunciation
bene
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 239

Strong’s Definitions

בִּין bîyn, bene; a primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand:—attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 170x

The KJV translates Strong's H995 in the following manner: understand (62x), understanding (32x), consider (22x), prudent (8x), perceive (7x), regard (6x), discern (3x), instruct (3x), miscellaneous (27x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 170x
The KJV translates Strong's H995 in the following manner: understand (62x), understanding (32x), consider (22x), prudent (8x), perceive (7x), regard (6x), discern (3x), instruct (3x), miscellaneous (27x).
  1. to discern, understand, consider

    1. (Qal)

      1. to perceive, discern

      2. to understand, know (with the mind)

      3. to observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider

      4. to have discernment, insight, understanding

    2. (Niphal) to be discerning, intelligent, discreet, have understanding

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to understand

      2. to cause to understand, give understanding, teach

    4. (Hithpolel) to show oneself discerning or attentive, consider diligently

    5. (Polel) to teach, instruct

  2. (TWOT) prudent, regard

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בִּין bîyn, bene; a primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand:—attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
STRONGS H995: Abbreviations
בִּין verb discern (NöZMG 1883, 592 f.; Arabic bdb010607 become separated, be distinct, IV. speak perspicuously; Ethiopic bdb010608 1. 2 consider, perceive, Aramaic bdb010609 make to understand, compare Sabean בין (the) wise, as epithet, MordtZMG 1876, 37) —
Qal Perfect בִּין Daniel 10:1; בַּנְתָּה Psalm 139:2; בִּינֹתִי Daniel 9:2; Imperfect יָבִין Psalm 19:13 + 25 times וְיָבֵן Jeremiah 9:11 + 2 times, וַיָּבֶן 1 Samuel 3:8 + 2 times; אָבִינָה Psalm 73:17 + 4 times; יָבִינוּ Proverbs 28:5 + 12 times; Imperative בִּין Daniel 9:23; בִּינָה Psalm 5:2; בִּינוּ Deuteronomy 32:7 + 2 times; Infinitive absolute בִּין Proverbs 23:1; Participle בָּנִים Jeremiah 49:7; —
1. perceive (with the senses); —
a. eyes, accusative Proverbs 7:7, with לְ Job 9:11; Job 14:21; Job 23:8; Proverbs 14:15.
b. ears, accusative Proverbs 29:19, with לְ Job 13:1.
c. touch, accusative Psalm 58:10.
d. taste, acc. Job 6:30.
2. understand, know (with mind): —
a. absolute Job 18:2; Job 38:20; Job 42:3; Psalm 49:21; Psalm 82:5; Proverbs 24:12; Isaiah 6:9, 10; Isaiah 44:18; Daniel 12:10; Hosea 4:14; Hosea 14:10; שׁמעתי ולא אבין I heard but I could not understand Daniel 12:8.
d. with infinitive & לְ, יבין לָדָֽעַת Isaiah 32:4
3. observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider (with attention): —
c. with בְּ, Ezra 8:15; Nehemiah 13:7; Daniel 9:23.
d. with אל, Psalm 28:5.
e. with עַל, Daniel 11:30, 37.
4. have discernment, insight, understanding Jeremiah 49:7.
Niph. נְבֻנוֺתִי Isaiah 10:12; Participle נָבוֺן Genesis 41:33 + 15 times; plural נְבוֺנִים Jeremiah 4:22, elsewhere נְבֹנִים Deuteronomy 1:13; Isaiah 5:22 (Baer) Ecclesiastes 9:11; נְבֹנָיו Isaiah 29:14; be intelligent, discreet, discerning, have understanding 1 Samuel 16:18; Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 14:6; Proverbs 16:21; Proverbs 17:28; Proverbs 19:25; Ecclesiastes 9:11; Isaiah 3:3; Isaiah 5:21; Isaiah 10:13; Isaiah 29:14; Jeremiah 4:22; Hosea 14:10; לֵב נָבוֺן intelligent mind Proverbs 14:33; Proverbs 15:14; Proverbs 18:15; נָבוֺן וְחָכָם Genesis 41:33, 39; חכם ונבון Deuteronomy 4:6; 1 Kings 3:12; חכמים ונבנים Deuteronomy 1:13.
Po. יְבוֺנְַנֵהוּ he attentively considereth him Deuteronomy 32:10.
Hiph. Perfect הֵבִין Job 28:33 + 5 times; Imperfect יָבִין Isaiah 28:9 + 4 times; וַיָּבֶן 2 Chronicles 11:23; Daniel 9:22; Infinitive הָבִין Psalm 32:9 + 9 times; Imperative הָבֵן Daniel 8:16 + 12 times; Participle מֵבִין Proverbs 28:7 + 26 times; —
1. understand:
b. accusative 1 Chronicles 28:9; Job 28:23; Proverbs 1:2, 6; Proverbs 8:5; Proverbs 14:8; Isaiah 28:19; Daniel 8:23; Micah 4:12; מֵבִין one with understanding Proverbs 8:9; Proverbs 17:10, 24; Proverbs 28:2, 7, 11; מְבִינֵי מַדָּע Daniel 1:4; able to understand (i.e. old enough) Nehemiah 8:3; Nehemiah 10:29, compare Nehemiah 8:2 (followed by לִשׁמֹעַ).
2. give heed to, attend to, observe, discern, absolute Isaiah 57:1; 2 Chronicles 11:23; Daniel 8:5; with בְּ Nehemiah 8:12; Daniel 9:23; Daniel 10:11; מֵבִין בְּ skilled in 2 Chronicles 26:5; 34:12; with אֶל Psalm 33:15; בין טוב לרע 1 Kings 3:9.
3. give understanding make understand, teach:
a. absolute Daniel 8:27; Daniel 9:22.
c. with לְ person H4000 2 Chronicles 35:3; Daniel 11:33; with לְ person & accusative of thing Job 6:24; Daniel 8:16.
d. בְּ of thing Nehemiah 8:8, + accusative of person Daniel 1:17.
Hithp. Perfect הִתְבּוֺנָ֑ן Isaiah 1:3 + 6 times; Imperfect אֶתְבּוֺנֵן Job 23:15 + 3 times; אֶתְבּוֺנָ֑ן Job 32:12 + 5 times; יִתְבּוֺנְנוּ Psalm 107:43 + 2 times; יִתְבּוֺנָ֑נוּ Isaiah 14:16; Isaiah 43:18.
1. shew oneself attentive, consider diligently:
c. with אֶל 1 Kings 3:21; Isaiah 14:16.
d. with עַל Job 31:1; Psalm 37:10
e. with עד Job 32:12; Job 38:18.
f. with בְּ Job 30:20; Jeremiah 23:20 (= Jeremiah 30:24).
2. get understanding, understand Job 26:14; Psalm 119:104.
3..shew oneself to have understanding Psalm 119:100
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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Strong's Number H995 matches the Hebrew בִּין (bîn),
which occurs 171 times in 162 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 4 (Gen 41:33–Job 32:9)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:33 - “So now let Pharaoh look for a man understanding H995 and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:39 - So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made you know all of this, there is no one so understanding H995 and wise as you are.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:13 - [fn]Choose wise and understanding H995 and experienced men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.’
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:6 - “You shall keep and do them, for that 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 H995 people.’
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:7 -

“Remember the ancient days,

Consider H995 the years from generation to generation.

Ask your father, and he will declare to you,

Your elders, and they will speak to you.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:10 -

“He found him in a desert land,

And in the howling waste of a wilderness;

He encircled him; He cared H995 for him;

He guarded him as the pupil of His eye.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:29 -

“Would that they were wise, that they had insight into this,

That they would understand H995 their [fn]future!

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:8 - So Yahweh called Samuel again for the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli discerned H995 that Yahweh was calling the young boy.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:18 - Then one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is a skillful musician, a mighty man of valor, a warrior, one who is understanding H995 in speech, and man of fine form; and Yahweh is with him.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:19 - And David saw that his servants were whispering together, so David discerned H995 that the child had died; so David said to his servants, “Has the child died?” And they said, “He has died.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:9 - “So give Your slave a listening heart to judge Your people to discern H995 between good and evil. For who is able to [fn]judge this glorious people of Yours?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:11 - And God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing and have not asked for yourself [fn]long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself discernment H995 to listen to justice,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:12 - behold, I have done according to your words. Behold, I have given you a wise and discerning H995 heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:21 - “When I rose in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead; but when I looked H995 at him carefully H995 in the morning, behold, he was not my son, whom I had borne.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:22 - Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was in charge of the [fn]singing; he gave instruction in singing because he had understanding H995.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:7 - And their number who were trained in singing to Yahweh, with their [fn]relatives, all who were skillful H995, was 288.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:8 - They cast lots for their responsibilities, each alongside the other, the small as well as the great, the teacher H995 as well as the pupil.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:32 -

Also Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counselor, a man of understanding H995, and a scribe;

and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:9 -

“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with [fn]a whole heart and a delighted soul; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands H995 every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:23 - And he acted H995 with discernment H995 and distributed [fn]some of his sons through all the lands of Judah and Benjamin to all the fortified cities, and he gave them sustenance in abundance. And he sought a multitude of wives for them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:5 - And he continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding H995 [fn]through the vision of God; and [fn]as long as he sought Yahweh, God made him succeed.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:12 - And the men did the work faithfully with foremen over them to direct: Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites of the sons of Merari, Zechariah and Meshullam of the sons of the Kohathites, and the Levites, all who were skillful H995 with musical instruments.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:3 - He also said to the Levites who provided H995 understanding H995 to all Israel and who were holy to Yahweh, “Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built; it will be a burden on your shoulders no longer. Now serve Yahweh your God and His people Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:15 -

Now I gathered them at the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days. And I [fn]observed H995 the people and the priests, but I did not find any Levites there.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:16 - So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, [fn]chief men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, teachers H995.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:2 - Then Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly of men, women, and all who could understand H995 when listening, on the first day of the seventh month.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:3 - And he read from it before the square which was in front of the Water Gate from [fn]early morning until midday, in the presence of men and women, those who could understand H995; and all the ears of the people were attentive to the book of the law.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:7 - Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, were H995 providing H995 understanding H995 of the law to the people while the people stood in their place.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:8 - They read from the book, from the law of God, [fn]explaining and [fn]giving insight, and they provided H995 understanding H995 of the reading.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:9 -

Then Nehemiah, who was the [fn]governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites, who provided H995 the people with understanding H995, said to all the people, “This day is holy to Yahweh your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the law.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:12 - Then all the people went away to eat, to drink, to send portions, and to celebrate with great gladness, because they understood H995 the words which had been made known to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:28 -

Now the rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons and their daughters—all those who had knowledge and understanding H995,

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:7 - and I came to Jerusalem and discerned H995 the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, by preparing a chamber for him in the courts of the house of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:24 -

“Instruct me, and I will be silent;

And cause me to understand H995 how I have erred.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:30 -

“Is there unrighteousness on my tongue?

Cannot my palate discern H995 [fn]destruction?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:11 -

“Were He to sweep by me, I would not see Him;

Were He to move past me, I would not perceive H995 Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:11 -

“For He knows worthless men,

And He sees wickedness, [fn]so will He not carefully H995 consider H995 it?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:1 -

“Behold, my eye has seen all this;

My ear has heard and understood H995 it.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:21 -

“His sons achieve honor, but he does not know it;

Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive H995 it.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:9 -

“What do you know that we do not know?

What do you understand H995 that is not with us?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:2 -

“How long until you put an end to your words?

Show H995 understanding H995 and then we can talk.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:5 -

“I would know the words which He would [fn]answer,

And discern H995 what He would say to me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:8 -

“Behold, I go forward but He is not there,

And backward, but I cannot discern H995 Him;

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:15 -

“Therefore, I would be dismayed at His presence;

I carefully H995 consider H995, and I am in dread of Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:14 -

“Behold, these are the fringes of His ways;

And how only with a whisper of a word do we hear of Him!

But His mighty thunder, who can understand H995?”

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:23 -

“God understands H995 its way,

And He knows its place.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:20 -

“I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me;

I stand up, and You carefully H995 consider H995 how to be against me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:1 -

“I have cut a covenant with my eyes;

How then could I gaze H995 at a virgin?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:8 -

“But it is a spirit in man,

And the breath of the Almighty gives H995 them understanding H995.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:9 -

“The [fn]abundant in years may not be wise,

Nor may elders understand H995 justice.


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