בִּין

bin · to understand

Hebrew · Strong's H995 · Verb · Sounds like: bene · 170 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

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).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
בִּין vb. discern
Qal
1. perceive
2. understand, know (with mind)
3. observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider (with attention)
4. have discernment, insight, understanding
Niph. be intelligent, discreet, discerning, distinguish, have understanding
Po. he attentively considereth him
Hiph.
1. understand
2. give heed to, attend to, observe, discern
3. give understanding, make understand, teach
Hithp.
1. shew oneself attentive, consider diligently
2. get understanding, understand
3. shew oneself to have understanding

Every occurrence

  1. Genesis 41:33 נָב֣וֹן na.Von · An -ing word: receiving the action

    Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

  2. Genesis 41:39 נָב֥וֹן na.Von · An -ing word: receiving the action

    And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all of this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou:

  3. Deuteronomy 1:13 וּנְבֹנִ֛ים u.ne.vo.Nim · An -ing word: receiving the action

    Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

  4. Deuteronomy 4:6 וְנָב֔וֹן ve.na.Von · An -ing word: receiving the action

    Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, that shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

  5. Deuteronomy 32:7 בִּ֖ינוּ Bi.nu · A command to all of you: simple action

    Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations: Ask thy father, and he will show thee; Thine elders, and they will tell thee.

  6. Deuteronomy 32:10 יְב֣וֹנְנֵ֔הוּ ye.Vo.Ne.hu · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    He found him in a desert land, And in the waste howling wilderness; He compassed him about, he cared for him, He kept him as the apple of his eye.

  7. Deuteronomy 32:29 יָבִ֖ינוּ ya.Vi.nu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!

  8. 1 Samuel 3:8 וַיָּ֣בֶן vai.Ya.ven · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah had called the child.

  9. 1 Samuel 16:18 וּנְב֥וֹן u.ne.Von · An -ing word: receiving the action

    Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Jehovah is with him.

  10. 2 Samuel 12:19 וַיָּ֥בֶן vai.Ya.ven · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

  11. 1 Kings 3:9 לְהָבִ֖ין le.ha.Vin · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this thy great people?

  12. 1 Kings 3:11 הָבִ֖ין ha.Vin · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern justice;

  13. 1 Kings 3:12 וְנָב֔וֹן ve.na.Von · An -ing word: receiving the action

    behold, I have done according to thy word: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

  14. 1 Kings 3:21 וָאֶתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן va.'et.bo.Nen · An action: doing it to oneself, and then it happened, done by me

    And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead; but when I had looked at it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, whom I did bear.

  15. 1 Chronicles 15:22 מֵבִ֖ין me.Vin · An -ing word: causing it

    And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.

  16. 1 Chronicles 25:7 הַ֨מֵּבִ֔ין ha.me.Vin · An -ing word: causing it

    And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto Jehovah, even all that were skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

  17. 1 Chronicles 25:8 מֵבִ֖ין me.Vin · An -ing word: causing it

    And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

  18. 1 Chronicles 27:32 מֵבִ֥ין me.Vin · An -ing word: causing it

    Also Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counsellor, a man of understanding, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:

  19. 1 Chronicles 28:9 מֵבִ֑ין me.Vin · An -ing word: causing it

    And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

  20. 2 Chronicles 11:23 וַיָּבֶן֩ vai.ya.Ven · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city: and he gave them victuals in abundance. And he sought for them many wives.

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