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. Job 38:18 הִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּ Hit.bo.nan.ta · An action: doing it to oneself, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.

  2. Job 38:20 תָ֝בִ֗ין ta.Vin · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof?

  3. Job 42:3 אָבִ֑ין 'a.Vin · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

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