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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).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

169 total
  1. Genesis 41:33נָב֣וֹן · a discerning
    Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.
  2. Genesis 41:39נָב֥וֹן · as discerning
    Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
  3. Deuteronomy 1:13וּנְבֹנִ֛ים · understanding
    Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.”
  4. Deuteronomy 4:6וְנָב֔וֹן · and understanding
    Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
  5. Deuteronomy 32:7בִּ֖ינוּ · consider
    Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.
  6. Deuteronomy 32:10יְב֣וֹנְנֵ֔הוּ · He instructed him
    He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye.
  7. Deuteronomy 32:29יָבִ֖ינוּ · they would comprehend
    If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
  8. 1 Samuel 3:8וַיָּ֣בֶן · realized
    Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.
  9. 1 Samuel 16:18וּנְב֥וֹן · eloquent
    One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”
  10. 2 Samuel 12:19וַיָּ֥בֶן · perceived
    When David saw that his servants were whispering to one another, he perceived that the child was dead. So he asked his servants, “Is the child dead?” “He is dead,” they replied.
  11. 1 Kings 3:9לְהָבִ֖ין · and to discern
    Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
  12. 1 Kings 3:11הָבִ֖ין · for discernment
    So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this instead of requesting long life or wealth for yourself or death for your enemies—but you have asked for discernment to administer justice—
  13. 1 Kings 3:12וְנָב֔וֹן · and discerning
    …behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.
  14. 1 Kings 3:21וָאֶתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן · But when I examined him
    The next morning, when I got up to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. But when I examined him, I realized that he was not the son I had borne.”
  15. 1 Chronicles 15:22מֵבִ֖ין · highly skilled
    Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled.
  16. 1 Chronicles 25:7הַ֨מֵּבִ֔ין · and skillful
    Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.
  17. 1 Chronicles 25:8מֵבִ֖ין · teacher
    They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.
  18. 1 Chronicles 27:32מֵבִ֥ין · of insight
    David’s uncle Jonathan was a counselor; he was a man of insight and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended to the sons of the king.
  19. 1 Chronicles 28:9מֵבִ֑ין · and understands
    As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
  20. 2 Chronicles 11:23וַיָּבֶן֩ · Rehoboam also acted wisely
    Rehoboam also acted wisely by dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for them.
  21. 2 Chronicles 26:5הַמֵּבִ֖ין · who instructed him
    He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.
  22. 2 Chronicles 34:12מֵבִ֖ין · skilled
    And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,
  23. 2 Chronicles 35:3הַמְּבוּנִים · who taught
    To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.
  24. Ezra 8:15וָאָבִ֤ינָה · And when I searched
    Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.
  25. Ezra 8:16מְבִינִֽים׃ · as well as the teachers
    Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.
  26. Nehemiah 8:2מֵבִ֣ין · and understand
    On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.
  27. Nehemiah 8:3וְהַמְּבִינִ֑ים · and those who could understand
    So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.
  28. Nehemiah 8:7מְבִינִ֥ים · instructed
    The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.
  29. Nehemiah 8:8וַיָּבִ֖ינוּ · so that the people could understand
    So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.
  30. Nehemiah 8:9הַמְּבִינִ֨ים · who were instructing
    Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
  31. Nehemiah 8:12הֵבִ֙ינוּ֙ · they understood
    Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.
  32. Nehemiah 10:28מֵבִֽין׃ · who are able to understand
    “The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,
  33. Nehemiah 13:7וָאָבִ֣ינָה · Then I discovered
    …to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.
  34. Job 6:24הָבִ֥ינוּ · Help me understand
    Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.
  35. Job 6:30יָבִ֥ין · discern
    Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?
  36. Job 9:11אָבִ֥ין · recognize
    Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
  37. Job 11:11יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ · take note
    Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
  38. Job 13:1וַתָּ֥בֶן · and understood
    “Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood.
  39. Job 14:21יָבִ֥ין
    If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.
  40. Job 15:9תָּ֝בִ֗ין · What do you understand
    What do you know that we do not? What do you understand that is not clear to us?
  41. Job 18:2תָּ֝בִ֗ינוּ · Show some sense
    “How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
  42. Job 23:5וְ֝אָבִ֗ינָה · and consider
    I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say.
  43. Job 23:8אָבִ֥ין · find
    If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
  44. Job 23:15אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן · when I consider this
    Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
  45. Job 26:14יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ס · can understand
    Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
  46. Job 28:23הֵבִ֣ין · understands
    But God understands its way, and He knows its place.
  47. Job 30:20וַתִּתְבֹּ֥נֶן · You merely look
    I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.
  48. Job 31:1אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן · could I gaze [with desire]
    “I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
  49. Job 32:8תְּבִינֵֽם׃ · that gives him understanding
    But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.
  50. Job 32:9יָבִ֥ינוּ · who understand
    It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.