בִּין (bîn) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning discern. It appears
171 times
in 18 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H995).
Also rendered
to understand
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 239)
Range of meaning (TWOT 239)discern; perceive, understand, know, observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider, have discernment, insight, understanding; be intelligent, discreet, discerning, have understanding; attend to, give understanding…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
בִּיןverb: discern
Qal
1.perceive
2.understand, know (with mind)
3.observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider (with attention)
4.have discernment, insight, understanding
Niphalbe intelligent, discreet, discerning, distinguish, have understanding
Hiphil
1.understand
2.give heed to, attend to, observe, discern
3.give understanding, make understand, teach
Hithpael
1.shew oneself attentive, consider diligently
2.get understanding, understand
3.shew oneself to have understanding
Strong's H995בִּין: to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand KJV: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).
Strong's H4000מָבוֹן: instructing KJV:taught.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.