וּ/בִין֙
𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍
uvin
and he understood
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).
Daniel 10:1 · Word #17
Lexicon H995
| Lemma | בִּין |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤉𐤍 |
| Transliteration | bîyn |
| Strong's | H995 |
| In-context | and he understood |
Morphology HC/Vqp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H995-45
and he discerned
| Root | בין (b-y-n) |
| Core Meanings | separation, distinction, discernment, understanding, insight |
| Semantic Range | to discern, understand, perceive, distinguish, consider, gain insight, act wisely, instruct |
| Conceptual Significance | בין expresses the biblical concept of wisdom as the ability to distinguish rightly—between good and evil, truth and error. It reflects covenantal discernment, a key quality of leaders, judges, and the faithful who seek to live according to YHWH’s instruction. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ ("and") prefixed to Qal perfect 3ms of בין; simple active stem indicating completed action by a masculine singular subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root בין carries the idea of separating or distinguishing mentally, leading to discernment and understanding. The form is Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with a prefixed conjunction, so "and he discerned" preserves both the conjunction and the masculine singular verbal action. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בין (separation, distinction, discernment, understanding, insight)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H995-01 |
avin | I will discern |
H995-02 |
avinah | let me discern |
H998-01 |
babinah | in the discernment |
Word Usage (171 occurrences of H995)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 41:33 | נָב֣וֹן | navon | discreet |
| Genesis 41:39 | נָב֥וֹן | navon | discerning |
| Deuteronomy 1:13 | וּ/נְבֹנִ֛ים | unevonim | and-understanding |