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Lexicon :: Strong's H998 - bînâ

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בִּינָה
Transliteration
bînâ
Pronunciation
bee-naw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 239b

Strong’s Definitions

בִּינָה bîynâh, bee-naw'; from H995; understanding:—knowledge, meaning, × perfectly, understanding, wisdom.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H998 in the following manner: understanding (32x), wisdom (2x), knowledge (1x), meaning (1x), perfectly (1x), understand (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's H998 in the following manner: understanding (32x), wisdom (2x), knowledge (1x), meaning (1x), perfectly (1x), understand (1x).

  1. understanding, discernment

    1. act

    2. faculty

    3. object

    4. personified

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בִּינָה bîynâh, bee-naw'; from H995; understanding:—knowledge, meaning, × perfectly, understanding, wisdom.
STRONGS H998: Abbreviations
† בִּינָה noun feminine understanding 1 Chronicles 12:32 + 28 times; construct בִּינַת Proverbs 30:2; Isaiah 29:14; suffix בִּינָתִי Job 20:3 + 4 times; plural בִּינוֺת Isaiah 27:11; —
1. the act Isaiah 33:19; Jeremiah 23:20; Daniel 1:20; Daniel 8:15; Daniel 9:22; Daniel 10:1.
2. the faculty Job 20:3; Job 39:26; Proverbs 3:5; Proverbs 23:4; Proverbs 30:2; Isaiah 27:11; קנה בינה get understanding Proverbs 4:5, 7; Proverbs 16:16.
3. the object of knowledge Deuteronomy 4:6; 1 Chronicles 22:12; Job 28:12, 20, 28; Job 34:16; Job 38:36; Job 39:17; Proverbs 9:6, 10; Proverbs 23:23; Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 29:14; יָדַע בִינָה 1 Chronicles 12:32; 2 Chronicles 2:11; 2 Chronicles 2:12; Job 38:4; Proverbs 1:2; Proverbs 4:1; Isaiah 29:24.
4. personified Proverbs 2:8; Proverbs 7:4; Proverbs 8:14.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H999.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

4:6

1 Chronicles

12:32; 12:32; 22:12

2 Chronicles

2:11; 2:12

Job

20:3; 20:3; 28:12; 28:20; 28:28; 34:16; 38:4; 38:36; 39:17; 39:26

Proverbs

1:2; 2:8; 3:5; 4:1; 4:5; 4:7; 7:4; 8:14; 9:6; 9:10; 16:16; 23:4; 23:23; 30:2; 30:2

Isaiah

11:2; 27:11; 27:11; 29:14; 29:14; 29:24; 33:19

Jeremiah

23:20

Daniel

1:20; 8:15; 9:22; 10:1

H998

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H998 matches the Hebrew בִּינָה (bînâ),
which occurs 38 times in 38 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:6 - Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, that shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:32 - And of the children of Issachar, men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:12 - Only Jehovah give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel; that so thou mayest keep the law of Jehovah thy God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:12 - Huram said moreover, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:13 - And now I have sent a skilful man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father’s,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:3 -
I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame;
And the spirit of my understanding answereth me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12 -
But where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20 -
Whence then cometh wisdom?
And where is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:28 -
And unto man he said,
Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:16 -
If now thou hast understanding, hear this:
Hearken to the voice of my words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:4 -
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Declare, if thou hast understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:36 -
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts?
Or who hath given understanding to the mind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:17 -
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom,
Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:26 -
Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth,
And stretcheth her wings toward the south?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:2 -
To know wisdom and instruction;
To discern the words of understanding;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:3 -
Yea, if thou cry after discernment,
And lift up thy voice for understanding;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:5 -
Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart,
And lean not upon thine own understanding:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:1 -
Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father,
And attend to know understanding:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:5 -
Get wisdom, get understanding;
Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:7 -
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom;
Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:4 -
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister;
And call understanding thy kinswoman:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14 -
Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge:
I am understanding; I have might.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 -
Leave off, ye simple ones, and live;
And walk in the way of understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:10 -
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom;
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:16 -
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!
Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4 -
Weary not thyself to be rich;
Cease from thine own wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:23 -
Buy the truth, and sell it not;
Yea, wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2 -
Surely I am more brutish than any man,
And have not the understanding of a man;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:2 - And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:11 - When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off; the women shall come, and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have compassion upon them, and he that formed them will show them no favor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:14 - therefore, behold, I will proceed to 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 understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:24 - They also that err in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmur shall receive instruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:19 - Thou shalt not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that thou canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that thou canst not understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:20 - The anger of Jehovah shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall understand it perfectly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:20 - And in every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his realm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:15 - And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:22 - And he instructed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee wisdom and understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:1 - In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, even a great warfare: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
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