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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 - Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who shall 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 children of Yissakhar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Yisra'el ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brothers were at their mitzvah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:12 - Only the LORD give you discretion and understanding, and give you charge concerning Yisra'el; that so 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 - Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD, the God of Yisra'el, that made heaven and eretz, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:13 - Now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, of Huram my father's,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:3 - I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame; The spirit of my understanding answers me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12 - "But where shall wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20 - Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:28 - To man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:16 - "If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice 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 eretz? Declare, 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 inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:17 - Because God has deprived her of wisdom, Neither has he imparted to her understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:26 - "Is it by your wisdom that the netz soars, And stretches her 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 discern the words of understanding;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:3 - Yes, if you call 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 don't lean on your own understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:1 - Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:5 - Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don't forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:7 - Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:4 - Tell wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your relative,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14 - Counsel and sound knowledge are mine. I have understanding and power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk 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. 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 it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, 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 - Don't weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:23 - Buy the truth, and don't sell it: Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2 - "Surely I am the most ignorant man, And don't have a man's understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:2 - The Spirit of the LORD shall rest on 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 the boughs of it are withered, they shall be broken off; the women shall come, and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he who made them will not have compassion 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 proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:24 - They also who err in spirit shall come to understanding, and those who murmur shall receive instruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:19 - You shall not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that you can not comprehend, of a strange language that you can not understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:20 - The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he has executed, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days you shall understand it perfectly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:20 - In every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his realm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:15 - It happened, when I, even I Daniyel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:22 - He instructed me, and talked with me, and said, Daniyel, I am now come forth to give you wisdom and understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:1 - In the third year of Koresh king of Paras a thing was revealed to Daniyel, whose name was called Belteshatztzar; and the thing was true, even a great warfare: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
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