מֵבִ֑ין
𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤍
mevin
discerning
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).
H995
Proverbs 28:7 · Word #4
Lexicon H995
| Lemma | בִּין |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤉𐤍 |
| Transliteration | bîyn |
| Strong's | H995 |
| In-context | discerning |
Morphology HVhrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H995-26
one who causes understanding
| Root | בין (b-y-n) |
| Core Meanings | separation, distinction, discernment, understanding, insight |
| Semantic Range | discerning, understanding, insightful, perceptive, instructing, causing others to understand, skilled in discernment |
| Conceptual Significance | The participle highlights the biblical value of discernment as an active, cultivated capacity—either the ability to distinguish rightly oneself or to lead others into understanding. It reflects wisdom traditions that prize mental separation between truth and error, good and evil, and wise and foolish conduct. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil participle, masculine singular absolute. The Hiphil stem conveys causative action; the participle functions substantivally, describing a person characterized by causing or possessing discernment. |
| Rendering Rationale | This form is a Hiphil masculine singular participle from בין, whose core idea is making distinctions or separating mentally. The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense, so "one who causes understanding" reflects both the root concept of discernment and the active, causative participial form in the masculine singular. |
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 |
H996-01 |
beveyn | between (in distinction of) |
H996-02 |
beyn | between (in distinction) |
H996-03 |
beynayv | between him |
H996-04 |
beynekha | the space of distinction between you (masculine singular) |
H996-05 |
beynekhem | the space-between you (masculine plural) |
H996-06 |
beynenu | in-between us |
H996-07 |
beyneyhem | in-between them (masculine plural) |
H996-08 |
beyneykhem | the separating-space between you (masculine plural) |
H996-09 |
beyneynu | between us |
H996-10 |
beyni | in distinction from me |
H996-11 |
beyno | between him |
H996-12 |
beynot | between-spaces |
H996-13 |
beynotam | in-between them |
H996-14 |
beynoteynu | our between-spaces |
H998-01 |
binah | discernment |
H995-03 |
binoti | I discerned |
H995-04 |
binu | you men discerned |
H8394-01 |
bitevunah | with discerning insight |
H995-05 |
etebonan | I will attentively discern for myself |
H995-06 |
etebonen | I will give myself to discerning |
H1143-01 |
habenayim | the two-between spaces |
H995-07 |
hamevin | the discerning one |
H995-08 |
hamevinim | the discerning men |
H995-09 |
haven | Discern! |
H995-10 |
havin | he caused to discern |
H995-11 |
havineni | Cause me to discern |
H995-12 |
havinotem | Have you (masculine plural) caused yourselves to discern? |
H995-13 |
havinu | you men have discerned |
H995-14 |
hevin | he caused to discern |
H995-15 |
hevinu | they caused to discern |
H995-16 |
hitebonan | he set himself to discern |
H995-17 |
hitebonaneta | you have carefully discerned |
H995-18 |
hitebonanu | they showed themselves discerning |
H995-19 |
hitebonenu | Show yourselves discerning! |
H995-20 |
hmvvnym | the ones causing understanding |
H998-02 |
labinah | for the discernment |
H995-21 |
lahavinekha | to cause you to discern |
H995-22 |
lamevin | to the discerning man |
H995-23 |
lanevonim | to the discerning ones |
H8394-02 |
latevunah | for the discernment |
H995-24 |
lehavin | to cause to discern |
H995-25 |
lenavon | to a discerning man |
H996-15 |
leveyn | to-between |
H8394-03 |
litevunato | to his discernment |
H995-27 |
mevinim | those causing understanding |
H996-16 |
mibeyn | from between |
H996-17 |
mibeynot | from between (the separating intervals of) |
H995-28 |
navon | a discerning man |
H995-29 |
nevonayv | his discerning ones |
H995-30 |
nevonim | discerning men |
H995-31 |
nevunoti | my discernings |
H995-32 |
tavin | you will discern |
H995-33 |
tavinu | you (masculine plural) will discern |
H995-34 |
tevinem | she caused them to discern |
H8394-04 |
tevunah | discernment |
H8394-05 |
tevunot | discernments |
H995-35 |
titebonanu | you men will show yourselves discerning |
H995-36 |
titebonenu | you men will show yourselves discerning |
H995-37 |
umevin | and one who gives discernment |
H995-38 |
umeviney | and discerners of |
H996-18 |
umibeyn | and-from-between |
H995-39 |
unevon | and a discerning man |
H995-40 |
unevonim | and discerning ones |
H8394-06 |
utevunah | and discernment |
H996-19 |
uveyn | and between |
H996-20 |
uveynayv | and between him |
H996-21 |
uveynekha | and between you (masculine singular) |
H996-22 |
uveynekhe | and between you (feminine singular) |
H996-23 |
uveyneyhem | and in the space-between them |
H996-24 |
uveyneykha | and between you |
H996-25 |
uveyneykhem | and between you (masculine plural) |
H995-41 |
uvin | and he discerned |
H998-03 |
uvinah | and discernment |
H8394-07 |
uvitevunah | and in discernment |
H8394-08 |
uvitevunato | and by his discernment |
H995-42 |
vaavinah | and I discerned |
H995-43 |
vaetebonen | and I applied myself to discern |
H995-44 |
vataven | and she discerned |
H995-45 |
vatitebonen | and you discerned for yourself |
H995-46 |
vayaven | and he discerned |
H995-47 |
vayavinu | And they discerned |
H995-48 |
vayevinehu | and he caused him to discern |
H995-49 |
veavinah | and let me discern |
H995-50 |
vehamevinim | and the ones causing understanding |
H995-51 |
vehaven | and cause yourself to discern |
H995-52 |
vehitebonaneta | and you have carefully discerned |
H995-53 |
vehitebonen | and apply yourself to discerning |
H995-54 |
vehitebonenu | and you (masculine plural) discerned for yourselves |
H995-55 |
vemevin | for a discerning man |
H995-56 |
venavon | and he who discerns |
H995-57 |
vetavinu | and you all will discern |
H995-58 |
veyaven | and he will discern |
H995-59 |
veyitebonenu | and they will discern |
H996-26 |
veyn | in distinction between |
H996-27 |
veyneyhem | in the space-between them |
H996-28 |
veyneynu | in separation between us |
H998-04 |
vinah | discernment |
H996-29 |
vvynv | and between him |
H995-60 |
yavin | He-Discerns |
H995-61 |
yavinu | they discern |
H995-62 |
yevonenehu | he causes him to discern |
H995-63 |
yitebonan | he will show himself discerning |
H995-64 |
yitebonanu | they will carefully discern |
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 |