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