H995: בִּין
bîyn · pronounced bene · “to understand”
Definition
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
KJV translates it as: 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).
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to perceive, discern
1a2) to understand, know (with the mind)
1a3) to observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider
1a4) to have discernment, insight, understanding
1b) (Niphal) to be discerning, intelligent, discreet, have understanding
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to understand
1c2) to cause to understand, give understanding, teach
1d) (Hithpolel) to show oneself discerning or attentive, consider diligently
1e) (Polel) to teach, instruct
2) (TWOT) prudent, regard
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H995 is translated
- understanding ×10
- understand ×9
- they understand ×6
- me ×6
- discerning ×5
- they will understand ×4
- he understood ×4
- he understands ×4
- a discerning person ×4
- consider ×3
- to understand ×3
- ! ×3
Bible verses with H995 (bîyn)
Bîyn appears in 162 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Genesis 41:33
Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:39
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
- Deuteronomy 1:13
Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
- Deuteronomy 4:6
Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
- Deuteronomy 32:7
Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.
- Deuteronomy 32:10
He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
- Deuteronomy 32:29
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
- 1 Samuel 3:8
And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child.
- 1 Samuel 16:18
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth–lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.
- 2 Samuel 12:19
But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
- 1 Kings 3:9
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
- 1 Kings 3:11
And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
- 1 Kings 3:12
Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
- 1 Kings 3:21
And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.
- 1 Chronicles 15:22
And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
- 1 Chronicles 25:7
So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
- 1 Chronicles 25:8
And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
- 1 Chronicles 27:32
Also Jonathan David’s uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons:
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
- 2 Chronicles 11:23
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.
- 2 Chronicles 26:5
And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper.
- 2 Chronicles 34:12
And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.
- 2 Chronicles 35:3
And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the Lord, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the Lord your God, and his people Israel,
- Ezra 8:15
And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
- Ezra 8:16
Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
All 162 references
- Nehemiah 8:2
- Nehemiah 8:3
- Nehemiah 8:7
- Nehemiah 8:8
- Nehemiah 8:9
- Nehemiah 8:12
- Nehemiah 10:28
- Nehemiah 13:7
- Job 6:24
- Job 6:30
- Job 9:11
- Job 11:11
- Job 13:1
- Job 14:21
- Job 15:9
- Job 18:2
- Job 23:5
- Job 23:8
- Job 23:15
- Job 26:14
- Job 28:23
- Job 30:20
- Job 31:1
- Job 32:8
- Job 32:9
- Job 32:12
- Job 36:29
- Job 37:14
- Job 38:18
- Job 38:20
- Job 42:3
- Psalms 5:1
- Psalms 19:12
- Psalms 28:5
- Psalms 32:9
- Psalms 33:15
- Psalms 37:10
- Psalms 49:20
- Psalms 50:22
- Psalms 58:9
- Psalms 73:17
- Psalms 82:5
- Psalms 92:6
- Psalms 94:7
- Psalms 94:8
- Psalms 107:43
- Psalms 119:27
- Psalms 119:34
- Psalms 119:73
- Psalms 119:95
- Psalms 119:100
- Psalms 119:104
- Psalms 119:125
- Psalms 119:130
- Psalms 119:144
- Psalms 119:169
- Psalms 139:2
- Proverbs 1:2
- Proverbs 1:5
- Proverbs 1:6
- Proverbs 2:5
- Proverbs 2:9
- Proverbs 7:7
- Proverbs 8:5
- Proverbs 8:9
- Proverbs 10:13
- Proverbs 14:6
- Proverbs 14:8
- Proverbs 14:15
- Proverbs 14:33
- Proverbs 15:14
- Proverbs 16:21
- Proverbs 17:10
- Proverbs 17:24
- Proverbs 17:28
- Proverbs 18:15
- Proverbs 19:25
- Proverbs 20:24
- Proverbs 21:29
- Proverbs 23:1
- Proverbs 24:12
- Proverbs 28:2
- Proverbs 28:5
- Proverbs 28:7
- Proverbs 28:11
- Proverbs 29:7
- Proverbs 29:19
- Ecclesiastes 9:11
- Isaiah 1:3
- Isaiah 3:3
- Isaiah 5:21
- Isaiah 6:9
- Isaiah 6:10
- Isaiah 10:13
- Isaiah 14:16
- Isaiah 28:9
- Isaiah 28:19
- Isaiah 29:14
- Isaiah 29:16
- Isaiah 32:4
- Isaiah 40:14
- Isaiah 40:21
- Isaiah 43:10
- Isaiah 43:18
- Isaiah 44:18
- Isaiah 52:15
- Isaiah 56:11
- Isaiah 57:1
- Jeremiah 2:10
- Jeremiah 4:22
- Jeremiah 9:12
- Jeremiah 9:17
- Jeremiah 23:20
- Jeremiah 30:24
- Jeremiah 49:7
- Daniel 1:4
- Daniel 1:17
- Daniel 8:5
- Daniel 8:16
- Daniel 8:17
- Daniel 8:23
- Daniel 8:27
- Daniel 9:2
- Daniel 9:22
- Daniel 9:23
- Daniel 10:1
- Daniel 10:11
- Daniel 10:12
- Daniel 10:14
- Daniel 11:30
- Daniel 11:33
- Daniel 11:37
- Daniel 12:8
- Daniel 12:10
- Hosea 4:14
- Hosea 14:9
- Micah 4:12