| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | byn. |
| DEFINITION: | West Semitic, to be separate, clear, distinct; in derived stems, to discern, understand. maven, from Hebrew m bîn, one with understanding, expert, active participle of hbîn, to understand, derived stem of bîn, to discern, understand. |
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