לַ/מֵּבִ֑ין
𐤋/𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤍
lamevin
to the one who understands
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).
Proverbs 8:9 · Word #3
Lexicon H995
| Lemma | בִּין |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤉𐤍 |
| Transliteration | bîyn |
| Strong's | H995 |
| In-context | to the one who understands |
Morphology HRd/Vhrmsa
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 H995-22
to the discerning man
| Root | בין (b-y-n) |
| Core Meanings | separation, distinction, discernment, understanding, perception |
| Semantic Range | to discern, to distinguish, to understand, to perceive insightfully, to consider carefully, to act prudently, to instruct or give understanding (in Hiphil contexts) |
| Conceptual Significance | Discernment (בין) is a hallmark of wisdom literature, marking the wise as those who separate truth from error and perceive underlying realities. The discerning man is one who actively engages the mind to distinguish rightly, aligning thought and action with divine wisdom. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ל + definite article assimilated (לַ) + Hiphil participle masculine singular absolute of בין. The Hiphil stem conveys an active or causative nuance of understanding/discerning. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form לַמֵּבִין consists of the preposition לַ (“to the”) prefixed to the Hiphil masculine singular participle מֵבִין from בין. The Hiphil participle denotes one who actively exercises discernment or causes distinctions to be made mentally; rendering it “the discerning man” preserves both the active sense of discernment and the masculine singular morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בין (separation, distinction, discernment, understanding, perception)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H995-01 |
avin | I will discern |
H995-02 |
avinah | let me discern |
H996-01 |
beveyn | between (in distinction of) |
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 |