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:
Daniel 9:2: "of his reign I understood by books the number of the years, whereof"
Daniel 9:22: " And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, I am now come forth to give thee skill"
Daniel 9:23: "thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision."
Daniel 9:23: "art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision."
Daniel 10:1: "was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision."
Daniel 10:11: "me, O Daniel, a man understand the words that I speak"
Daniel 10:12: "thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words"
Daniel 10:14: "Now I am come to make thee understand what thy people in the latter days:"
Daniel 11:30: "covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant."
Daniel 11:33: "And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: by the sword, and by flame, by captivity,"
Daniel 11:37: "Neither shall he regard Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire nor regard any"
Daniel 11:37: "Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire nor regard any nor regard any"
Daniel 12:8: "And I heard, but I understood not: I, O my Lord, what shall be the end"
Daniel 12:10: "shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand."
Daniel 12:10: "and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand."
Hosea 4:14: "with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall."
Hosea 14:9: "Who is wise, and he shall understand these and he shall know them? for the ways"
Hosea 14:9: "is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD"
Micah 4:12: "the thoughts neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves"
