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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 - And ye shall keep and do them; for that will be your wisdom and your understanding before the eyes of the peoples that shall hear all these statutes, and say, Verily 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, who 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 bidding.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:12 - Only, Jehovah give thee wisdom and understanding, and place thee over Israel, and to keep the law of Jehovah thy God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:12 - And Huram said, Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, that made the heavens and the earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, who will 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 send a skilful man, endued with understanding, Huram Abi,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:3 - I hear a reproof putting me to shame; and my spirit answereth me by mine understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12 - But wisdom, where shall it 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, Lo, 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: give ear 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 founded 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 - For God hath deprived her of wisdom, and hath not furnished her with understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:26 - Doth the hawk fly by thine intelligence, and stretch his wings toward the south?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:2

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 criest after discernment and liftest up thy voice to understanding;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:5 - Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:1 - Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know intelligence;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:5 - Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:7 - The beginning of wisdom is, Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:4 - Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister, and call intelligence thy kinswoman:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14 - Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am intelligence; I have strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.

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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 is intelligence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:16 - How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4 - Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:23

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2 - Truly *I* am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence.

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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 its branches are withered they shall be broken off; women shall come and set them on fire. For it is a people of no intelligence; therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he who formed them will shew them no favour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:14 - therefore, behold, I will proceed to do marvellously with this people, to do marvellously, even with wonder, and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their intelligent ones shall be hid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:24 - And they that are of erring spirit shall know understanding, and the disobedient shall learn doctrine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:19 - Thou shalt no more see the fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst comprehend, of a stammering tongue that cannot be understood.

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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 until he have performed the purposes of his heart: at the end of the days ye shall understand it clearly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:20 - And in all matters of judicious wisdom, as to which the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the scribes and magicians 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 Daniel had seen the vision, I sought for the understanding of 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 informed me, and talked with me, and said, Daniel, I am now come forth to make thee skilful of 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 is true, but the appointed time of trial is long; and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
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