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H0995בִּיןbin

to understandPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 2
  2. Exodus: 0
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. Numbers: 0
  5. 5
  6. Joshua: 0
  7. Judges: 0
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 2
  10. 1
  11. 4
  12. 2 Kings: 0
  13. 5
  14. 4
  15. 2
  16. 8
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 23
  19. 26
  20. 34
  21. 1
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 20
  24. 7
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. Ezekiel: 0
  27. 22
  28. 3
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. 1
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. Malachi: 0

Renderings

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170 occurrences in 162 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Proverbs 18:15

    The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

    נָ֭בוֹן Na.Von “discerning”

  2. Proverbs 19:25

    When thou smitest a scorner, the simple will become prudent; and when one that hath understanding is reproved, he will understand knowledge.

    לְ֝נָב֗וֹן (נָב֗וֹן) na.Von “a discerning [person]”יָבִ֥ין ya.Vin “he will understand”

  3. Proverbs 20:24

    A man's goings are of the LORD; how then can man look to his way?

    יָּבִ֥ין ya.Vin “will he understand”

  4. Proverbs 21:29

    A wicked man hardeneth his face; but as for the upright, he looketh well to his way.

    יָבִ֬ין ya.chin “he considers”

  5. Proverbs 23:1

    When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well him that is before thee;

    בִּ֥ין bin “carefully <consider>”תָּ֝בִ֗ין ta.Vin “you will consider”

  6. Proverbs 24:12

    If thou sayest: 'Behold, we knew not this', doth not He that weigheth the hearts consider it? And He that keepeth thy soul, doth not He know it? And shall not He render to every man according to his works?

    יָבִ֗ין ya.Vin “does he perceive”

  7. Proverbs 28:2

    For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding and knowledge established order shall long continue.

    מֵבִ֥ין me.Vin “understanding”

  8. Proverbs 28:5

    Evil men understand not justice; but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

    יָבִ֣ינוּ ya.Vi.nu “they understand”יָבִ֥ינוּ ya.Vi.nu “they understand”

  9. Proverbs 28:7

    A wise son observeth the teaching; but he that is a companion of gluttonous men shameth his father.

    מֵבִ֑ין me.Vin “understanding”

  10. Proverbs 28:11

    The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him through.

    מֵבִ֣ין me.Vin “understanding”

  11. Proverbs 29:7

    The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; the wicked understandeth not knowledge.

    יָבִ֥ין ya.Vin “he understands”

  12. Proverbs 29:19

    A servant will not be corrected by words; for though he understand, there will be no response.

    יָ֝בִ֗ין ya.Vin “he will understand”

  13. Ecclesiastes 9:11

    I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

    לַנְּבֹנִים֙ (נְּבֹנִים֙) ne.vo.Nim “understanding”

  14. Isaiah 1:3

    The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel doth not know, My people doth not consider.

    הִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ hit.bo.Nan “it considers carefully”

  15. Isaiah 3:3

    The captain of fifty, and the man of rank, and the counsellor, and the cunning charmer, and the skilful enchanter.

    וּנְב֥וֹן (נְב֥וֹן) ne.Von “understanding [one] of”

  16. Isaiah 5:21

    Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

    נְבֹנִֽים׃ ne.vo.Nim “discerning [people]”

  17. Isaiah 6:9

    And He said: 'Go, and tell this people: hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

    תָּבִ֔ינוּ ta.Vi.nu “you understand”

  18. Isaiah 6:10

    Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they, seeing with their eyes, and hearing with their ears, and understanding with their heart, return, and be healed.'

    יָבִ֛ין ya.Vin “it will understand”

  19. Isaiah 10:13

    For he hath said: by the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I am prudent; in that I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and have brought down as one mighty the inhabitants;

    נְבֻנ֑וֹתִי ne.vu.No.ti “I have understanding”

  20. Isaiah 14:16

    They that saw thee do narrowly look upon thee, they gaze earnestly at thee: 'Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

    יִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּ yit.bo.Na.nu “they will consider carefully”

  21. Isaiah 28:9

    Whom shall one teach knowledge? And whom shall one make to understand the message? Them that are weaned from the milk, them that are drawn from the breasts?

    יָבִ֣ין ya.Vin “will he make understand”

  22. Isaiah 28:19

    As often as it passeth through, it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and by night; and it shall be sheer terror to understand the message.

    הָבִ֥ין ha.Vin “to understand”

  23. Isaiah 29:14

    Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the prudence of their prudent men shall be hid.

    נְבֹנָ֖יו (נְבֹנָ֖י) ne.vo.Na “understanding [people]”

  24. Isaiah 29:16

    O your perversity! Shall the potter be esteemed as clay; that the thing made should say of him that made it: 'He made me not'; or the thing framed say of him that framed it: 'He hath no understanding?'

    הֵבִֽין׃ he.Vin “he has understood”

  25. Isaiah 32:4

    The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

    יָבִ֣ין ya.Vin “it will understand”