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בִּין
bîyn · Hebrew · Strong's H995 · 169 occurrences
The KJV renders 39 different Hebrew and Greek words as “give”
What it means
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, skill, teach, think, cause, make to, get, give, have understand, view, wisely, man
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“give”
also renders chorēgéō (G5524), pareisphérō (G3923), poiéō (G4160), martyréō (G3140), metadídōmi (G3330), dōréomai (G1433), títhēmi (G5087), dídōmi (G1325), symbouleúō (G4823), apodídōmi (G591), aponémō (G632), diatássō (G1299), anapaúō (G373), kataphérō (G2702), epidídōmi (G1929), paréchō (G3930), charízomai (G5483), diadídōmi (G1239), apodekatóō (G586), gâdal (H1431), dâbar (H1696), hâlal (H1984), hâphak (H2015), châlaq (H2505), chânan (H2603), yâhab (H3051), yᵉhab (H3052), yâṭab (H3190), yânaq (H3243), yâʻats (H3289), mâʻaṭ (H4591), nûwach (H5117), ʻâbar (H5674), râbâh (H7235), râgaʻ (H7280), rûwm (H7311), sûwm (H7761), shâqaṭ (H8252)
“man”
also renders ánthrōpos (G444), anḗr (G435), árrhēn (G730), téleios (G5046), heîs (G1520), anthrṓpinos (G442), ischyrós (G2478), oudeís (G3762), ʼîysh (H376), ʼĕnâsh (H606), bâgad (H898), baʻal (H1167), gibbôwr (H1368), geber (H1397), gᵉbar (H1399), gᵉbar (H1400), châkâm (H2450), chârash (H2790), nephesh (H5315), rôʼsh (H7218), rab (H7227), rêyq (H7386), raʻ (H7451), râʻaʻ (H7489)
“consider”
also renders skopéō (G4648), syneídō (G4894), eídō (G1492), theōréō (G2334), anatheōréō (G333), dialogízomai (G1260), katamanthánō (G2648), syníēmi (G4920), analogízomai (G357), katanoéō (G2657), noiéō (G3539), zâmam (H2161), châshab (H2803), yâdaʻ (H3045), nâbaṭ (H5027), nâthan (H5414), pâçag (H6448), shîyth (H7896), sâkal (H7919), sᵉkal (H7920), shâmaʻ (H8085)
“think”
also renders phronéō (G5426), logízomai (G3049), dokéō (G1380), dialogízomai (G1260), enthyméomai (G1760), oíomai (G3633), krínō (G2919), noiéō (G3539), hyponoéō (G5282), hēgéomai (G2233), dâbar (H1696), dâmâh (H1819), zâmam (H2161), châshab (H2803), çᵉbar (H5452), ʻâshath (H6245), ʻăshith (H6246), shâʻar (H8176)
“cause”
“perceive”
also renders eídō (G1492), katalambánō (G2638), theōréō (G2334), blépō (G991), epiginṓskō (G1921), aisthánomai (G143), katanoéō (G2657), noiéō (G3539), heurískō (G2147), horáō (G3708), ṭâʻam (H2938), yâdaʻ (H3045), shûwr (H7789), shâmaʻ (H8085)
“get”
“regard”
“mark”
“instruct”
“teach”
“know”
“diligently”
also renders akribōs (G199), spoudaíōs (G4709), ekzētéō (G1567), epimelōs (G1960), ʼadrazdâʼ (H149), mᵉʼôd (H3966)
“discern”
“inform”
“view”
also renders râgal (H7270), sâbar (H7663), shâbar (H7665)
“make to”
also renders bᵉṭêl (H989), ʻâbar (H5674)
“wisely”
also renders phronímōs (G5430), chokmâh (H2451)
“attend”
also renders qâshab (H7181)
“eloquent”
also renders lógios (G3052)
“be prudent”
also renders ʻâram (H6191)
“skill”
also renders sâkal (H7919)
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Where it appears
169 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 15:22 · HVhrmsa
Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skillful.
1 Chronicles 25:7 · HTd/Vhrmsa
The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to Yahweh, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight.
1 Chronicles 25:8 · HVhrmsa
They cast lots for their offices, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the student.
1 Chronicles 27:32 · HVhrmsa
Also Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counselor, a man of understanding, and a scribe. Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons.
1 Chronicles 28:9 · HVhrmsa
You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
1 Kings 3:9 · HR/Vhc
Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”
1 Kings 3:11 HVhc1 Kings 3:12 HC/VNrmsa1 Kings 3:21 HC/Vrw1cs1 Samuel 3:8 HC/Vqw3ms1 Samuel 16:18 HC/VNrmsc2 Chronicles 11:23 HC/Vqw3ms2 Chronicles 26:5 HTd/Vhrmsa2 Chronicles 34:12 HVhrmsa2 Chronicles 35:3 HTd/Vhrmpa2 Samuel 12:19 HC/Vqw3msDaniel 1:4 HC/VhrmpcDaniel 1:17 HVhp3msDaniel 8:5 HVhrmsaDaniel 8:16 HVhv2msDaniel 8:17 HVhv2msDaniel 8:23 HC/VhrmsaDaniel 8:27 HVhrmsaDaniel 9:2 HVqp1csDaniel 9:22 HC/Vhw3msDaniel 9:23 HC/Vhv2msDaniel 10:1 HC/Vqp3msDaniel 10:11 HVhv2msDaniel 10:12 HR/VhcDaniel 10:14 HR/Vhc/Sp2msDaniel 11:30 HC/Vqj3msDaniel 11:33 HVhi3mpDaniel 11:37 HVqi3msDaniel 12:8 HVqi1csDaniel 12:10 HVqi3mpDeuteronomy 1:13 HC/VNrmpaDeuteronomy 4:6 HC/VNrmsaDeuteronomy 32:7 HVqv2mpDeuteronomy 32:10 HVoi3ms/Sp3msDeuteronomy 32:29 HVqi3mpEcclesiastes 9:11 HRd/VNrmpaEzra 8:15 HC/Vqw1cs/ShEzra 8:16 HVhrmpaGenesis 41:33 HVNrmsaGenesis 41:39 HVNrmsaHosea 4:14 HVqi3msHosea 14:9 HC/Vqj3msIsaiah 1:3 HVrp3msIsaiah 3:3 HC/VNrmscIsaiah 5:21 HVNrmpaIsaiah 6:9 HVqj2mpIsaiah 6:10 HVqi3msIsaiah 10:13 HVNp1csIsaiah 14:16 HVri3mpIsaiah 28:9 HVhi3msIsaiah 28:19 HVhcIsaiah 29:14 HVNrmpc/Sp3msIsaiah 29:16 HVhp3msIsaiah 32:4 HVqi3msIsaiah 40:14 HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.