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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 - So be sure to do them, because this will testify of your wise understanding to the people who will learn of all these statutes and say, "Indeed, this great nation is a very wise people."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:32 - From Issachar there were 200 leaders and all their relatives at their command - they understood the times and knew what Israel should do.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:12 - Only may the LORD give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey the law of the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:12 - Huram also said, "Worthy of praise is the LORD God of Israel, who made the sky and the earth! He has given David a wise son who has discernment and insight and will build a temple for the LORD, as well as a royal palace for himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:13 - Now I am sending you Huram Abi, a skilled and capable man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:3 - When I hear a reproof that dishonors me, then my understanding prompts me to answer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12 - "But wisdom - where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20 - "But wisdom - where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:28 - And he said to mankind, 'The fear of the LORD - that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:16 - "If you have understanding, listen to this, hear what I have to say.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:4 - "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:36 - Who has put wisdom in the heart, or has imparted understanding to the mind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:17 - For God deprived her of wisdom, and did not impart understanding to her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:26 - "Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, and spreads its wings toward the south?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:2 - To learn wisdom and moral instruction, and to discern wise counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:3 - indeed, if you call out for discernment - raise your voice for understanding -

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:1 - Listen, children, to a father's instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:5 - Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:7 - Wisdom is supreme - so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:4 - Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding a close relative,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14 - Counsel and sound wisdom belong to me; I possess understanding and might.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding."

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:10 - The beginning of wisdom is to fear the LORD, and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:16 - How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4 - Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:23 - Acquire truth and do not sell it - wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2 - Surely I am more brutish than any other human being, and I do not have human understanding;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:2 - The LORD's spirit will rest on him - a spirit that gives extraordinary wisdom, a spirit that provides the ability to execute plans, a spirit that produces absolute loyalty to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:11 - When its branches get brittle, they break; women come and use them for kindling. For these people lack understanding, therefore the one who made them has no compassion on them; the one who formed them has no mercy on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:14 - Therefore I will again do an amazing thing for these people - an absolutely extraordinary deed. Wise men will have nothing to say, the sages will have no explanations."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:24 - Those who stray morally will gain understanding; those who complain will acquire insight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:19 - You will no longer see a defiant people whose language you do not comprehend, whose derisive speech you do not understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:20 - The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he has fully carried out his intended purposes. In days to come you people will come to understand this clearly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:20 - In every matter of wisdom and insight the king asked them about, he found them to be ten times better than any of the magicians and astrologers that were in his entire empire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:15 - While I, Daniel, was watching the vision, I sought to understand it. Now one who appeared to be a man was standing before me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:22 - He spoke with me, instructing me as follows: "Daniel, I have now come to impart understanding to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:1 - In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel (who was also called Belteshazzar). This message was true and concerned a great war. He understood the message and gained insight by the vision.
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