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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 - Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees 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 - from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do—200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:12 - May the LORD give you discretion and understanding when he puts you in command over Israel, so 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 - And Hiram added: “Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth! He has given King David a wise son, endowed with intelligence and discernment, who will build a temple for the LORD and a palace for himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:13 - “I am sending you Huram-Abi, a man of great skill,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:3 - I hear a rebuke that dishonors me, and my understanding inspires me to reply.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12 - But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20 - Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:28 - And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun 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 what I say.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:4 - “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:36 - Who gives the ibis wisdom[fn] or gives the rooster understanding?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:17 - for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of good sense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:26 - “Does the hawk take flight 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 - for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:3 - indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud 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 - Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:5 - Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:7 - The beginning of wisdom is this: Get[fn] wisdom. Though it cost all you have,[fn] 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 to insight, “You are my relative.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14 - Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight, I have power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of insight.”

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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 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, to get insight rather than silver!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4 - Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:23 - Buy the truth and do not sell it— wisdom, instruction and insight as well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2 - Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:2 - The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD—

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:11 - When its twigs are dry, they are broken off and women come and make fires with them. For this is a people without understanding; so their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:14 - Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:24 - Those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding; those who complain will accept instruction.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:19 - You will see those arrogant people no more, people whose speech is obscure, whose language is strange and incomprehensible.

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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 fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand it clearly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:20 - In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:15 - While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:22 - He instructed me and said to me, “Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding.

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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 revelation was given to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war.[fn] The understanding of the message came to him in a vision.
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