"הבין" meaning in Hebrew

See הבין in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /(h)eˈvin/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-הבין.wav
Head templates: {{he-verb|hif|head=הֵבִין|sort=בין|tr=hevín|ע=י}} הֵבִין • (hevín) (hif'il construction) Inflection templates: {{he-conj|hif|בין}} Forms: הֵבִין [canonical], hevín [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], לְהָבִין [error-unrecognized-form], הֲבָנָה [noun-from-verb], הֵבַנְתִּי [feminine, first-person, masculine, past, singular], הֵבַנּוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, past, plural], הֵבַנְתָּ [masculine, past, second-person, singular], הֵבַנְתְּ [feminine, past, second-person, singular], הֲבַנְתֶּם [masculine, past, plural, second-person], הֲבַנְתֶּן [feminine, past, plural, second-person], הֵבִין [masculine, past, singular, third-person], הֵבִינָה [feminine, past, singular, third-person], הֵבִינוּ [feminine, masculine, past, plural, third-person], מֵבִין [masculine, present, singular], מְבִינָה [feminine, present, singular], מְבִינִים [masculine, plural, present], מְבִינוֹת [feminine, plural, present], אָבִין [feminine, first-person, future, masculine, singular], נָבִין [feminine, first-person, future, masculine, plural], תָּבִין [future, masculine, second-person, singular], תָּבִינִי [feminine, future, second-person, singular], תָּבִינוּ [future, masculine, plural, second-person], תָּבֵנָּה [feminine, future, plural, second-person], יָבִין [future, masculine, singular, third-person], תָּבִין [feminine, future, singular, third-person], יָבִינוּ [future, masculine, plural, third-person], תָּבֵנָּה [feminine, future, plural, third-person], הָבֵן [imperative, masculine, singular], הָבִינִי [feminine, imperative, singular], הָבִינוּ [imperative, masculine, plural], הָבֵנָּה [feminine, imperative, plural], אַל + Second person future tense [imperative, negative]
  1. To understand, to have understanding, to be one who understands. Tags: construction-hif'il Related terms: הֲבָנָה (havaná)
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      "form": "תָּבִין",
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        "singular"
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        "third-person"
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אַל + Second person future tense",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "negative"
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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              4,
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              4,
              8
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          ],
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            [
              7,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Do you understand Hebrew?",
          "roman": "atá mevín ivrít?",
          "text": "אתה מבין עברית?",
          "translation": "Do you understand Hebrew?",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "bold_roman_offsets": [
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              14,
              21
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              10,
              15
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              19,
              29
            ]
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          "english": "I didn't manage to understand it.",
          "roman": "lo hitzlákhti l'havín et ze.",
          "text": "לא הצלחתי להבין את זה.",
          "translation": "I didn't manage to understand it.",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "ref": "p. 597 B.C.E., Daniel 1:17",
          "roman": "v'-hay'ladím ha'éle ar'ba'tám natán lahém ha'elohím madá v'-hasokél b'-khol-séfer v'-khokhmá v'-daniyél hevín b'-khol-khazón va-khalomót.",
          "text": "וְהַיְלָדִים הָאֵלֶּה אַרְבַּעְתָּם נָתַן לָהֶם הָאֱלֹהִים מַדָּע וְהַשְׂכֵּל בְּכָל־סֵפֶר וְחׇכְמָה וְדָנִיֵּאל הֵבִין בְּכָל־חָזוֹן וַחֲלֹמוֹת׃",
          "translation": "As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      "glosses": [
        "To understand, to have understanding, to be one who understands."
      ],
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          "understand",
          "understand"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "havaná",
          "word": "הֲבָנָה"
        }
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        "construction-hif'il"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)eˈvin/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
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  "word": "הבין"
}
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      "form": "הֵבִין",
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    },
    {
      "form": "hevín",
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      "form": "לְהָבִין",
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    {
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    {
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        "plural"
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "מְבִינָה",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "מְבִינִים",
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        "present"
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    {
      "form": "מְבִינוֹת",
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    },
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      "form": "אָבִין",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "masculine",
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        "third-person"
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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      "form": "הָבִינִי",
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        "imperative",
        "singular"
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "הָבֵנָּה",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אַל + Second person future tense",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative"
      ]
    }
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        "head": "הֵבִין",
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        "ע": "י"
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "הֲבָנָה"
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        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew hif'il verbs",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Hebrew terms belonging to the root ב־ו־ן",
        "Hebrew terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Hebrew terms with quotations",
        "Hebrew terms with usage examples",
        "Hebrew verbs",
        "Hebrew ע״י hif'il verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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          ],
          "english": "Do you understand Hebrew?",
          "roman": "atá mevín ivrít?",
          "text": "אתה מבין עברית?",
          "translation": "Do you understand Hebrew?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I didn't manage to understand it.",
          "roman": "lo hitzlákhti l'havín et ze.",
          "text": "לא הצלחתי להבין את זה.",
          "translation": "I didn't manage to understand it.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.",
          "ref": "p. 597 B.C.E., Daniel 1:17",
          "roman": "v'-hay'ladím ha'éle ar'ba'tám natán lahém ha'elohím madá v'-hasokél b'-khol-séfer v'-khokhmá v'-daniyél hevín b'-khol-khazón va-khalomót.",
          "text": "וְהַיְלָדִים הָאֵלֶּה אַרְבַּעְתָּם נָתַן לָהֶם הָאֱלֹהִים מַדָּע וְהַשְׂכֵּל בְּכָל־סֵפֶר וְחׇכְמָה וְדָנִיֵּאל הֵבִין בְּכָל־חָזוֹן וַחֲלֹמוֹת׃",
          "translation": "As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To understand, to have understanding, to be one who understands."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "construction-hif'il"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)eˈvin/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-הבין.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9e/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-YaronSh-%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9F.wav/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-YaronSh-%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9F.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9e/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-YaronSh-%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9F.wav/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-YaronSh-%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9F.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "הבין"
}

Download raw JSONL data for הבין meaning in Hebrew (6.4kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'to-infinitive'",
  "path": [
    "הבין"
  ],
  "section": "Hebrew",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "הבין",
  "trace": ""
}

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