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Root b-y-n

Hebrew ↔ Ugaritic

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —b-y-n↔ 𐎁-𐎊-𐎐. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Hebrew

he
root: b-y-n
  • בָּןbánverbT Gen.4.25
    to understand.
  • בִּינָהbinánounT 1Chr.12.33
    understanding; fine observation, intelligent derivation, insight
  • הֲבָנָהhavanánoun
    an understanding, comprehension
  • נָבוֹןnavónadjT Gen.41.33
    intelligent, smart
  • הִתְבּוֹנֵןhitbonénverbT Isa.1.3
    to contemplate
  • בֵּיןbenprepT Gen.1.4
    between, among, amid
  • מֵבִיןmevínverbT Gen.49.10
    Masculine singular present participle and present tense of הֵבִין (hevín)

Ugaritic

ug
root: 𐎁-𐎊-𐎐
  • 𐎁𐎊𐎐𐎚byntnoun
    understanding
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Canonical root family: b-y-n