Hebrew · H1121, H995 · unreviewed

בֵּן מֵבִין

A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) · to separate mentally (or distinguish ), i.e.(generally) understand

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בֵּן H1121 a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Pronunciation ben

Son extends metaphorically to designate relationship, condition, quality, and national identity across kinship and covenantal contexts.

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בִּין H995 to separate mentally (or distinguish ), i.e.(generally) understand

Pronunciation bin

Understanding requires mental separation of distinct elements; discernment through analytical distinction rather than mere perception.

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What does בֵּן מֵבִין (ben mevin) mean in the Bible?

בֵּן · בִּין is a Hebrew word meaning "a son who understands, discerning son".

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Meaning

a son who understands, discerning son

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 112 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 43 Participle 27 Imperfective 10 Perfect 9 Imperative 9 Infinitive construct 5 Perfective 3 Cohortative 2 Jussive 1 Participle passive 1 Sequential imperfective 1 Infinitive absolute 1

Stem

Qal 48 Hiphil 36 Hithpolel 15 Niphal 12 Hithpael 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 37 Indicative 9 Imperative 9 Indicative/cohortative 4 Jussive 2

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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