Strong's #995: biyn (pronounced bene)
a primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand:--attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
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bı̂yn
1) to discern, understand, consider
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to perceive, discern
1a2) to understand, know (with the mind)
1a3) to observe, mark, give heed to,distinguish, consider
1a4) to have discernment, insight, understanding
1b) (Niphal) to be discerning, intelligent, discreet, have understanding
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to understand
1c2) to cause to understand, give understanding, teach
1d) (Hithpolel) to show oneself discerning or attentive, consider diligently
1e) (Polel) to teach, instruct
2) (TWOT) prudent, regard
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: a primitive root
Usage:
This word is used 169 times:
Proverbs 18:15: "The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; of the wise seeketh knowledge."
Proverbs 19:25: "and the simple will beware: one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge."
Proverbs 19:25: "will beware: one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge."
Proverbs 20:24: "are of the LORD; how then understand his own way?"
Proverbs 21:29: "his face: he directeth his way."
Proverbs 23:1: "to eat with consider diligently what is before"
Proverbs 23:1: "to eat with consider diligently consider diligently what is before"
Proverbs 24:12: "doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know"
Proverbs 28:2: "many are the princes of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged."
Proverbs 28:5: "Evil men understand not but they that seek the LORD understand"
Proverbs 28:5: "but they that seek the LORD understand all"
Proverbs 28:7: "Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: of riotous men shameth his father."
Proverbs 28:11: "is wise in his own conceit; that hath understanding searcheth him out."
Proverbs 29:7: "the cause of the poor: regardeth not to know"
Proverbs 29:19: "be corrected by words: he understand he will not answer."
Ecclesiastes 9:11: "nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill;"
Isaiah 1:3: "know, my people doth not consider."
Isaiah 3:3: "and the honorable man, and the counselor, artificer, and the eloquent orator."
Isaiah 5:21: "Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent their own sight!"
Isaiah 6:9: "this Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed,"
Isaiah 6:10: "with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed."
Isaiah 10:13: "it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed"
Isaiah 14:16: "They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider the man that made the earth to tremble,"
Isaiah 28:9: "shall he teach knowledge? shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk,"
Isaiah 28:19: "and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report."
Isaiah 29:14: "of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid."
Isaiah 29:16: "or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?"
Isaiah 32:4: "The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, of the stammerers shall be ready to speak"
Isaiah 40:14: "With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him in the path of judgment, and taught"
Isaiah 40:21: "been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?"
Isaiah 43:10: "that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before"
Isaiah 43:18: "ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old."
Isaiah 44:18: "They have not known nor understood: he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see;"
Isaiah 52:15: "and that which they had not heard shall they consider."
Isaiah 56:11: "and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look"
Isaiah 57:1: "men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from"
Jeremiah 2:10: "and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such"
Jeremiah 4:22: "children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good"
Jeremiah 9:12: "Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth"
Jeremiah 9:17: "saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send"
Jeremiah 23:20: "of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly."
Jeremiah 30:24: "of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider"
Jeremiah 49:7: "in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?"
Daniel 1:4: "and skillful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such"
Daniel 1:17: "learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams."
Daniel 8:5: "And as I was considering, behold, came from"
Daniel 8:16: "and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision."
Daniel 8:17: "my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time"
Daniel 8:23: "of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up."
Daniel 8:27: "at the vision, but none understood"
