Keraia
Lexicon

בִּין

binto understandHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb169 occurrences18 books161 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
Traditional renderings: 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).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בִּין:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

169 total
  1. Job 32:12אֶתְבּ֫וֹנָ֥ן · I paid you full attention
    I paid you full attention. But no one proved Job wrong; not one of you rebutted his arguments.
  2. Job 36:29יָ֭בִין · who can understand
    Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?
  3. Job 37:14וְהִתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן׀ · and consider
    Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
  4. Job 38:18הִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּ · Have you surveyed
    Have you surveyed the extent of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.
  5. Job 38:20תָ֝בִ֗ין · Do you know
    …so you can lead it back to its border? Do you know the paths to its home?
  6. Job 42:3אָבִ֑ין · understand
    You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
  7. Psalm 5:1בִּ֣ינָה · consider
    For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.
  8. Psalm 19:12יָבִ֑ין · can discern
    Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
  9. Psalm 28:5יָבִ֡ינוּ · regard
    Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.
  10. Psalm 32:9הָ֫בִ֥ין · understanding
    Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.
  11. Psalm 33:15הַ֝מֵּבִ֗ין · He considers
    He shapes the hearts of each; He considers all their works.
  12. Psalm 37:10וְהִתְבּוֹנַ֖נְתָּ · though you look
    Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
  13. Psalm 49:20יָבִ֑ין · understanding
    A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
  14. Psalm 50:22בִּֽינוּ־ · consider
    Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
  15. Psalm 58:9יָבִ֣ינוּ · can feel
    Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.
  16. Psalm 73:17אָ֝בִ֗ינָה · then I discerned
    …until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
  17. Psalm 82:5יָבִ֗ינוּ · or understand
    They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
  18. Psalm 92:6יָבִ֥ין · understand
    A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
  19. Psalm 94:7יָ֝בִ֗ין · pays no heed
    They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
  20. Psalm 94:8בִּ֭ינוּ · Take notice
    Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
  21. Psalm 107:43וְ֝יִתְבּֽוֹנְנ֗וּ · and consider
    Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
  22. Psalm 119:27הֲבִינֵ֑נִי · Make clear to me
    Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.
  23. Psalm 119:34הֲ֭בִינֵנִי · Give me understanding
    Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
  24. Psalm 119:73הֲ֝בִינֵ֗נִי · give me understanding
    Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
  25. Psalm 119:95אֶתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ · but I will ponder
    The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
  26. Psalm 119:100אֶתְבּוֹנָ֑ן · I discern
    I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.
  27. Psalm 119:104אֶתְבּוֹנָ֑ן · I gain understanding
    I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
  28. Psalm 119:125הֲבִינֵ֑נִי · give me understanding
    I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.
  29. Psalm 119:130מֵבִ֥ין · it informs
    The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
  30. Psalm 119:144הֲבִינֵ֥נִי · Give me understanding
    Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
  31. Psalm 119:169הֲבִינֵֽנִי׃ · give me understanding
    May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.
  32. Psalm 139:2בַּ֥נְתָּה · You understand
    You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.
  33. Proverbs 1:2לְ֝הָבִ֗ין · for comprehending
    …for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,
  34. Proverbs 1:5וְ֝נָב֗וֹן · and the discerning
    …let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
  35. Proverbs 1:6לְהָבִ֣ין · by understanding
    …by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
  36. Proverbs 2:5תָּ֭בִין · you will discern
    …then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.
  37. Proverbs 2:9תָּ֭בִין · you will discern
    Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.
  38. Proverbs 7:7אָ֘בִ֤ינָה · I noticed
    I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
  39. Proverbs 8:5הָבִ֣ינוּ · learn; הָבִ֥ינוּ · gain understanding
    O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
  40. Proverbs 8:9לַמֵּבִ֑ין · to the discerning
    They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
  41. Proverbs 10:13נָ֭בוֹן · of the discerning
    Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
  42. Proverbs 14:6לְנָב֣וֹן · to the discerning
    A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
  43. Proverbs 14:8הָבִ֣ין · is to discern
    The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
  44. Proverbs 14:15יָבִ֥ין · watches
    The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
  45. Proverbs 14:33נָ֭בוֹן · of the discerning
    Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
  46. Proverbs 15:14נָ֭בוֹן · A discerning
    A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
  47. Proverbs 16:21נָב֑וֹן · discerning
    The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
  48. Proverbs 17:10בְמֵבִ֑ין · a man of discernment
    A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
  49. Proverbs 17:24מֵבִ֣ין · of the discerning
    Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.