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Hebrew wordlink #273722

OSHB Prov 16:21 נָבוֹן (nāⱱōn) Strongs=995 Lemma=‘בִּין’
contextual word gloss=‘[one_who]_has_understanding’ word gloss=‘discerning’
Morphology=VNrmsa PoS=niphal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1000

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Other uses (8) of identical word form נָבוֹן (Morphology=VNrmsa PoS=niphal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘נָבוֹן’ (Morphology=VNrmsa PoS=niphal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 4 different glosses: ‘[one_who]_has_understanding’, ‘a_discerning_[person]’, ‘discerning’, ‘discerning?’.

GEN 41:33 contextual word gloss=‘discerning’ word gloss=‘discerning’ OSHB GEN 41:33 word 5

OET-LV: 33 And_now Parˊoh let _him _see a _man discerning and_wise and_let_him _set _him over the _land _of Miʦrayim. (GEN_41:33)

OET-RV: 33 “So now the king should find a man who’s discerning and wise, and appoint him over all Egypt. (GEN 41:33)

GEN 41:39 contextual word gloss=‘a_discerning_[person]’ word gloss=‘discerning’ OSHB GEN 41:39 word 13

OET-LV: 39 And_ Parˊoh _he/it _said to Yōşēf/(Joseph) after has _made _know god you DOM all _of this there_is_not a _discerning_person and_a _wise_person like_you. (GEN_41:39)

OET-RV: 39 Then he told Yosef, “Since God has shown you all this, there’s no one as discerning and wise as you. (GEN 41:39)

PROV 10:13 contextual word gloss=‘[one_who]_has_understanding’ word gloss=‘discerning’ OSHB PROV 10:13 word 2

OET-LV: 13 On_the_lips _of one _who_has _understanding wisdom it _is _found and_a _rod is_for_the_back _of one_lacking _of heart. (PRO_10:13)

OET-RV: 13 Wisdom is found on the lips of a person with discernment,
⇔ ^ but those lacking morals need to be punished. (PRO 10:13)

PROV 14:33 contextual word gloss=‘discerning’ word gloss=‘discerning’ OSHB PROV 14:33 word 2

OET-LV: 33 In_a _heart discerning wisdom it _rests and_in_the _inward _part[s]_of fools it _is _made _known. (PRO_14:33)

OET-RV: 33 Wisdom resides in an understanding mind,
⇔ → and it’s made known even among foolish people. (PRO 14:33)

PROV 15:14 contextual word gloss=‘discerning’ word gloss=‘discerning’ OSHB PROV 15:14 word 2

OET-LV: 14 A _heart discerning it _seeks knowledge and_the_mouth _of fools it _feeds _on foolishness. (PRO_15:14)

OET-RV: 14 A discerning mind wants knowledge,
⇔ ^ but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness. (PRO 15:14)

PROV 17:28 contextual word gloss=‘[one_who]_has_understanding’ word gloss=‘intelligent’ OSHB PROV 17:28 word 8

OET-LV: 28 Also a _fool who_keeps _silent a _wise_person he _is _considered one _who_shuts lips _of_his one _who_has _understanding. (PRO_17:28)

OET-RV: 28 Even a fool who stays silent is considered to be wise.
⇔ ≈ The one with closed lips appears to have understanding. (PRO 17:28)

PROV 18:15 contextual word gloss=‘discerning’ word gloss=‘intelligent’ OSHB PROV 18:15 word 2

OET-LV: 15 A _heart discerning it _acquires knowledge and_the_ear _of wise_people it _seeks knowledge. (PRO_18:15)

OET-RV: 15 Understanding people acquire knowledge,
⇔ ≈ and wise people want information. (PRO 18:15)

HOS 14:10 contextual word gloss=‘discerning?’ word gloss=‘discerning’ OSHB HOS 14:10 word 5

OET-LV: 10  who is_wise and_let _him _understand these_things discerning and_let_him _know _them if/because are_upright the _ways _of YHWH and_righteous_people they _walk in_them and_transgressors they _stumble in_them. (HOS_14:10)