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bi.nah H998

בִּינָה (bi.nah) means “understanding” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

בִּינָה Hebrew · H998 38 tagged occurrences in 38 verses

Pronunciation guide: bee-naw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H0998

בִּינָה · bi.nah · understanding

1) understanding, discernment 1a) act 1b) faculty 1c) object 1d) personified Aramaic equivalent: bi.nah (בִּינָה "understanding" H0999)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H995 (בִּין); understanding

KJV glosses: knowledge, meaning, [idiom] perfectly, understanding, wisdom.

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How translators render H998

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
and understanding 7
understanding 7
does understanding 2
is understanding 2
and my understanding 1
and the intelligence 1
and the understanding 1
be wise enough 1
by your understanding 1
clearly 1
have insight 1
of insight 1
of understanding 1
the understanding 1
to insight 1
to understanding 1
understand 1
understand it 1
with creativity 1
with understanding 1
you have understanding 1
your own understanding 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
understanding 11
and understanding 5
of understanding 4
after knowledge 1
and had understanding 1
and have not the understanding 1
and the understanding 1
and your understanding 1
by thy wisdom 1
for the meaning 1
from thine own wisdom 1
get understanding 1
it perfectly 1
not understand 1
not unto thine own understanding 1
of my understanding 1
of no understanding 1
that had understanding 1
to her understanding 1
to understanding 1
with understanding 1

Verses containing H998

Page 1 of 1. 38 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Deuteronomy 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”

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  2. 1 Chronicles 12:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.

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    Source alternate reference: 12.33

  3. 1 Chronicles 22:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.

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  4. 2 Chronicles 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

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    Source alternate reference: 2.11

  5. 2 Chronicles 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity.

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    Source alternate reference: 2.12

  6. Job 20:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.

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  7. Job 28:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?

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  8. Job 28:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    From where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?

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  9. Job 28:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

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  10. Job 34:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you have understanding, hear this; listen to my words.

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  11. Job 38:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.

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  12. Job 38:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?

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  13. Job 39:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.

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  14. Job 39:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?

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  15. Proverbs 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,

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  16. Proverbs 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,

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  17. Proverbs 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

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  18. Proverbs 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.

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  19. Proverbs 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.

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  20. Proverbs 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.

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  21. Proverbs 7:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,

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  22. Proverbs 8:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.

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  23. Proverbs 9:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”

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  24. Proverbs 9:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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  25. Proverbs 16:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

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  26. Proverbs 23:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

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  27. Proverbs 23:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding.

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  28. Proverbs 30:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.

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  29. Isaiah 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.

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  30. Isaiah 27:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.

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  31. Isaiah 29:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”

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  32. Isaiah 29:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”

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  33. Isaiah 33:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.

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  34. Jeremiah 23:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.

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  35. Daniel 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.

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  36. Daniel 8:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

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  37. Daniel 9:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.

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  38. Daniel 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, and it concerned a great conflict. And the understanding of the message was given to him in a vision.

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