Hebrew word study

בִּיןbîyn — to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) un…

Pronounced “bene”

to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand

Translated in the King James 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).

Appears 169 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 2×

Genesis 41:33 Genesis 41:39

Deuteronomy — 5×

Deuteronomy 1:13 Deuteronomy 4:6 Deuteronomy 32:7 Deuteronomy 32:10 Deuteronomy 32:29

1 Samuel — 2×

1 Sam 3:8 1 Sam 16:18

2 Samuel — 1×

2 Sam 12:19

1 Kings — 4×

1 Ki 3:9 1 Ki 3:11 1 Ki 3:12 1 Ki 3:21

1 Chronicles — 5×

1 Chr 15:22 1 Chr 25:7 1 Chr 25:8 1 Chr 27:32 1 Chr 28:9

2 Chronicles — 4×

2 Chr 11:23 2 Chr 26:5 2 Chr 34:12 2 Chr 35:3

Ezra — 2×

Ezra 8:15 Ezra 8:16

Nehemiah — 8×

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 — 23×

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 — 26×

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+ 1 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 33×

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 23:1 Proverbs 24:12 Proverbs 28:2 Proverbs 28:5+ 8 more in Proverbs

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Eccles 9:11

Isaiah — 20×

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 — 7×

Jeremiah 2:10 Jeremiah 4:22 Jeremiah 9:12 Jeremiah 9:17 Jeremiah 23:20 Jeremiah 30:24 Jeremiah 49:7

Daniel — 22×

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+ 3 more in Daniel

Hosea — 3×

Hosea 4:14 Hosea 14:9+ 1 more in Hosea

Micah — 1×

Micah 4:12

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