Lexicon entry · Hebrew
H0995בִּיןbin
to understandPart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.
אֶתְבּוֹנָ֑ן 'et.bo.Nan “I gain understanding”
Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.
אֶתְבּוֹנָ֑ן 'et.bo.Nan “I gain understanding”
I am your servant; give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your unchanging word.
הֲבִינֵ֑נִי (הֲבִינֵ֑) ha.vi.Ne. “give understanding”
The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.
מֵבִ֥ין me.Vin “[it is] giving understanding to”
The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life.
הֲבִינֵ֥נִי (הֲבִינֵ֥) ha.vi.Ne. “give understanding”
<TAU> Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me wisdom in keeping with your word.
הֲבִינֵֽנִי׃ (הֲבִינֵֽ) ha.vi.Ne. “give understanding”
You have knowledge when I am seated and when I get up, you see my thoughts from far away.
בַּ֥נְתָּה Ban.tah “you understand”
To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:
לְ֝הָבִ֗ין (הָבִ֗ין) ha.Vin “teach”
(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)
וְ֝נָב֗וֹן (נָב֗וֹן) na.Von “a discerning [one]”
To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.
לְהָבִ֣ין (הָבִ֣ין) ha.Vin “understand”
Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.
תָּ֭בִין Ta.vin “you will discern”
Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.
תָּ֭בִין Ta.vin “you will understand”
I saw among the young men one without sense,
אָ֘בִ֤ינָה 'a.Vi.nah “I observed”
Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.
הָבִ֣ינוּ ha.Vi.nu “understand”הָבִ֥ינוּ ha.Vi.nu “understand”
They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.
לַמֵּבִ֑ין (מֵּבִ֑ין) me.Vin “discerning [person]”
In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.
נָ֭בוֹן Na.Von “a discerning [person]”
The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
לְנָב֣וֹן (נָב֣וֹן) na.Von “a discerning [person]”
The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
הָבִ֣ין ha.Vin “[is] to understand”
The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.
יָבִ֥ין ya.Vin “he considers”
Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.
נָ֭בוֹן Na.Von “a discerning [person]”
The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.
נָ֭בוֹן Na.Von “discerning”
The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.
נָב֑וֹן na.Von “discerning”
A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.
בְמֵבִ֑ין (מֵבִ֑ין) me.Vin “[one who] understands”
Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
מֵבִ֣ין me.Vin “[one who] has understanding”
Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.
נָבֽוֹן׃ na.Von “discerning”