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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. Proverbs 17:28נָבֽוֹן׃ · [and] discerning
    Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
  2. Proverbs 18:15נָ֭בוֹן · of the discerning
    The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
  3. Proverbs 19:25לְ֝נָב֗וֹן · the discerning [man]; יָבִ֥ין · and he will gain
    Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
  4. Proverbs 20:24יָּבִ֥ין · understand
    A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
  5. Proverbs 23:1בִּ֥ין · consider carefully; תָּ֝בִ֗ין
    When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
  6. Proverbs 24:12יָבִ֗ין · consider it
    If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
  7. Proverbs 28:2מֵבִ֥ין · of understanding
    A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
  8. Proverbs 28:5יָבִ֣ינוּ · understand; יָבִ֥ינוּ · comprehend
    Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
  9. Proverbs 28:7מֵבִ֑ין · A discerning
    A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
  10. Proverbs 28:11מֵבִ֣ין · with discernment
    A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.
  11. Proverbs 29:7יָבִ֥ין · regard
    The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
  12. Proverbs 29:19יָ֝בִ֗ין · he understands
    A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
  13. Ecclesiastes 9:11לַנְּבֹנִים֙ · to the intelligent
    I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
  14. Isaiah 1:3הִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ · understand
    The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
  15. Isaiah 3:3וּנְב֥וֹן · and the clever
    …the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.
  16. Isaiah 5:21נְבֹנִֽים׃ · and clever
    Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
  17. Isaiah 6:9תָּבִ֔ינוּ · understanding
    And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
  18. Isaiah 6:10יָבִ֛ין · understand
    Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
  19. Isaiah 10:13נְבֻנ֑וֹתִי · I am clever
    For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.
  20. Isaiah 14:16יִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּ · they will ponder
    Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble,
  21. Isaiah 28:9יָבִ֣ין · is He explaining
    Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?
  22. Isaiah 28:19הָבִ֥ין · The understanding
    As often as it passes through, it will carry you away; it will sweep through morning after morning, by day and by night.” The understanding of this message will bring sheer terror.
  23. Isaiah 29:14נְבֹנָ֖יו · of the intelligent
    Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
  24. Isaiah 29:16הֵבִֽין׃ · understanding
    You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”?
  25. Isaiah 32:4יָבִ֣ין · will know
    The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
  26. Isaiah 40:14וַיְבִינֵ֔הוּ · to enlighten Him
    Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?
  27. Isaiah 40:21הֲבִ֣ינֹתֶ֔ם · understood
    Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundation of the earth?
  28. Isaiah 43:10וְתָבִ֙ינוּ֙ · and understand
    “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.
  29. Isaiah 43:18תִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃ · attention
    “Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.
  30. Isaiah 44:18יָבִ֑ינוּ · discern
    They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
  31. Isaiah 52:15הִתְבּוֹנָֽנוּ׃ · and they will understand
    …so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
  32. Isaiah 56:11הָבִ֑ין · discernment
    Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
  33. Isaiah 57:1מֵבִ֔ין · considers
    The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.
  34. Jeremiah 2:10וְהִֽתְבּוֹנְנ֖וּ · and consider
    Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and take a look; send to Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been anything like this:
  35. Jeremiah 4:22נְבוֹנִ֖ים · understanding
    “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
  36. Jeremiah 9:12וְיָבֵ֣ן · enough to understand
    Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it?
  37. Jeremiah 9:17הִתְבּֽוֹנְנ֛וּ · Take note
    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.
  38. Jeremiah 23:20תִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּ · you will understand
    The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.
  39. Jeremiah 30:24תִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּ · you will understand
    The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this.
  40. Jeremiah 49:7מִבָּנִ֔ים · from the prudent
    Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?
  41. Daniel 1:4וּמְבִינֵ֣י · to understand
    …young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
  42. Daniel 1:17הֵבִ֔ין · had insight
    To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
  43. Daniel 8:5מֵבִ֗ין · contemplating all this
    As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.
  44. Daniel 8:16הָבֵ֥ן · explain
    And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
  45. Daniel 8:17הָבֵ֣ן · understand
    As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”
  46. Daniel 8:23וּמֵבִ֥ין · skilled
    In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.
  47. Daniel 8:27מֵבִֽין׃פ · understanding
    I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.