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. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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!

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