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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 BoxDeu 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:6 - And ye shall keep and do them: for this is your wisdom and understanding before all nations, as many as shall hear all these ordinances; and they shall say, Behold, this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:32 - (LXX 12:33) And of the sons of Issachar having wisdom with regard to the times, knowing what Israel should do, two hundred; and all their brethren with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:12 - Only may the Lord give thee wisdom and prudence, and strengthen thee over Israel, both to keep and to do the law of the Lord thy God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:12 - (LXX 2:11) And Chiram said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to king David a wise son, and one endowed with knowledge and understanding, who shall build a house for the Lord, and a house for his kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:13 - (LXX 2:12) And now I have sent thee a wise and understanding man who belonged to Chiram my father

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:3 - I will hear my shameful reproach; and the spirit of my understanding answers me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12 - But whence has wisdom been discovered? and what is the place of knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20 - Whence then is wisdom found? and of what kind is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:28 - And he said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom; and to abstain from evil is understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:16 - Take heed lest he rebuke thee: hear this, hearken to the voice of words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:4 - Where wast thou when I founded the earth? tell me now, if thou hast knowledge,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:36 - And who has given to women skill in weaving, or knowledge of embroidery?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:17 - For God has withholden wisdom from her, and not given her a portion in understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:26 - And does the hawk remain steady by thy wisdom, having spread out her wings unmoved, looking toward the region of the south?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:2 - to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:3 - For if thou shalt call to wisdom, and utter thy voice for understanding;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:5 - Trust in God with all thine heart; and be not exalted in thine own wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:1

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:5 - and do not neglect the speech of my mouth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:4 - Say that wisdom is thy sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14 - Counsel and safety are mine: prudence is mine, and strength is mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - Leave folly, that ye may reign for ever; and seek [fn]wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:10 - The fear of the Lord is the [fn]beginning of wisdom, and the counsel of saints is understanding:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:16 - The [fn]brood of wisdom is more to be chosen than gold, and the brood of prudence more to be chosen than silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4 - If thou art poor, measure not thyself with a rich man; but refrain thyself in thy wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2 - For I am the most simple of all men, and there is not in me the wisdom of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:2 - and the Spirit of God shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and godliness shall fill him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:11 - And after a time there shall be in it no green thing because of the grass being parched. Come hither, ye women that come [fn]from a sight; for it is a people of no understanding; therefore he that made them shall have no pity upon them, and he that formed them shall have no mercy upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:14 - Therefore behold I will proceed to remove this people, and I will remove them: and [fn] I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will hide the understanding of the prudent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:24 - And they that erred in spirit shall know understanding, and the murmurers shall learn obedience, and the stammering tongues shall learn to speak peace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:19 - even the small and great people? with whom he took not counsel, neither did he understand a people of deep speech, so that a despised people should not hear, and there is no understanding to him that hears.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:20 - And the Lord's wrath shall return no more, until he have accomplished it, and until he have established it, according to the purpose of his heart: at the end of the days they shall understand it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:20 - And in every matter of wisdom and knowledge wherein the king questioned them, he found them ten times wiser than all the enchanters and sorcerers that were in all his kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:15

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:22

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:1 - In the third year of Cyrus king of the Persians a thing was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Baltasar; and the thing was true, and great power and understanding in the vision was given to him.
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