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בִּינָה H998

H998 is the Hebrew word בִּינָה, transliterated bîynâh and said bee-naw'. The King James Version most often renders it understanding.

Word: בִּינָהTransliteration: bîynâhSaid: bee-naw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 22 verses

What it means

understanding.

Where it comes from

from H995 (בִּין).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 22 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

understanding 16×men that had understanding 1×if now thou hast understanding 1×wisdom 1×after knowledge 1×no understanding 1×meaning 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: knowledge, meaning, [idiom] perfectly, understanding, wisdom.

Verses using בִּינָה

All 22 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 4:6 · KJV

Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

1 Chronicles 12:32 · KJV

And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

1 Chronicles 22:12 · KJV

Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.

2 Chronicles 2:12 · KJV

Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

2 Chronicles 2:13 · KJV

And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father’s,

Job 20:3 · KJV

I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

Job 34:16 · KJV

If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.

Job 38:36 · KJV

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

Job 39:26 · KJV

Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

Proverbs 2:3 · KJV

Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

Proverbs 4:5 · KJV

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 7:4 · KJV

Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

Proverbs 8:14 · KJV

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

Proverbs 16:16 · KJV

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

Proverbs 30:2 · KJV

Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

Isaiah 11:2 · KJV

And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

Isaiah 27:11 · KJV

When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.

Isaiah 29:14 · KJV

Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.

Isaiah 29:24 · KJV

They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.

Daniel 1:20 · KJV

And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

Daniel 8:15 · KJV

And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.

Daniel 10:1 · KJV

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

Common questions

What does Strong's H998 mean?

H998 is the Hebrew word בִּינָה (bîynâh), meaning understanding.

How is H998 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it understanding (16 times), men that had understanding (1 time), if now thou hast understanding (1 time), wisdom (1 time), after knowledge (1 time), among others.

How many times does H998 appear in the Bible?

בִּינָה (bîynâh) is tagged in 22 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H998 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H995 (בִּין).

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