בֵּין

H996. bayin
[בַּ֫יִן] substantive properly interval, space between ( id.) — construct בֵּין once Isa 44:4 (Baer) בֵּינוֺ בֵינֵךְ, ֵבּינְךָ, בֵּינִי, בֵּן, (בֵּינָיו Jos 3:4; Jos 8:11 Qr); with plural suffix in plural form בֵּינֵינוּ (בֵּנֵינוּ), etc.; also בֵּינוֺת Eze 10:2 (twice in verse); Eze 10:6 (twice in verse); Eze 10:7 (twice in verse) (+ Eze 1:13 ᵐ5 Hi Ew etc. for דְּמוּת), בֵּינוֺתֵינוּ Gen 26:28; Jos 22:34; Jdg 11:10, בֵּינוֺתָם Gen 42:23; 2Sa 21:7; Jer 25:16; dual בֵּנַיִם (see below); —
1 always (except dual) as
preposition in the interval of, between (so Aramaic בֵּין, & plural בֵּינֵי, , ; ), as Gen 15:17 הַגְּזָרִים בֵּין between the pieces, Exo 13:9 and elsewhere עֵינֶיךָ בֵּין between thy eyes (see עַיִן), Isa 22:11 and elsewhere between the two walls (see חוֺמָה), Job 24:11; Job 30:7; Job 40:30 part him between merchants; rather more Generally among Hos 13:15; Son 2:2-3, Eze 19:2; Eze 31:3; Job 34:37; less exactly within Pro 26:13 a lion is הָֽרְחֹבוֺת בֵּין within the board places (compare Pro 23:13 בְּתוֺךְ): once with a singular (unusual) Dan 8:16 אוּלַי בֵּין between the Ulai, i.e. between its banks. When the space separating two distinct objects is to be indicated, this is done
a. most commonly by repeating בין, as Gen 13:3 הָעָ֑י וּבֵין בֵּיתְאֵל בֵּין literally in the interval of Bethel, and in the interval of `Ai, i.e. between Bethel and `Ai, Gen 16:14; Gen 17:7; Gen 31:50-51, +?
b. more rarely by לְ ֗֗֗ בֵּין, Gen 1:6 dividing לָמָ֑יִם מַיִם בֵּין literally in the interval of waters with reference to waters, i.e. between the waters and the waters, Lev 20:25; Lev 27:33; Deu 17:8 (3 t. in verse); 2Sa 19:36; 1Ki 3:9; Eze 41:18; Eze 42:20; Eze 44:23 (twice in verse); Jon 4:11; Mal 3:18 (twice in verse); 2Ch 14:10.
c. by וּלְ ֗֗֗ בֵּין Joe 2:17.
d. by לְבֵין ֗֗֗ בֵּין Isa 59:2. בֵּין is used not only of actual locality, but also with verbs of dividing (figurative) Gen 1:14; Lev 10:10, and of judging, knowing, teaching, etc., if the idea of distinguishing be involved, as Gen 16:5; 2Sa 19:36 לְרָע טוֺב בֵּין הַאֵדַע can I discern between good and evil ? 1Ki 3:9; Jon 4:11; Gen 31:49 (watch between), Jdg 11:10 (hear), Jos 22:27 (witness), Isa 2:4 and he shall judge (arbitrate) between the nations, Isa 5:3; Lev 27:33; Eze 44:23; Mal 3:18; 2Ch 14:10 (see RV); and in other metaphoric applications, as of a covenant or sign between two contracting parties, Gen 9:12, Gen 9:15; Exo 31:13 +; or an oath Gen 26:28; 2Sa 21:7; enmity or strife Gen 3:15; Gen 13:7; Deu 25:1; Pro 6:19; peace 1 Kings 5:26; good-will Pro 14:9. — It is used of time in the phrase of P הָעַרְבַּיִם בֵּין (see below עֶרֶב), & Neh 5:18 יָמִים עֲשֶׂרֶת בֵּין during the interval of ten days, i.e. every ten days (unusual).With other prepositions: —
a. אֶלבֵּֿין, after a verb implying motion, in between, in among Eze 31:10, Eze 31:14. So לְ אֶלבֵּֿינוֺת ib. Eze 10:2.
b. בְּבֵן Isa 44:4 in the midst of, amongst (ᵐ5 Ew Di Che חָצִיר מַיִם כְּבֵין).
c. עַלבֵּֿין nearly as אֶלבֵּֿין Eze 19:11
d. מִבֵּין from between: Gen 49:10 nor the ruler's staff רַגְלָיו מִבֵּין from between his feet (where, as the king sits in state, he holds it), Exo 25:22 from between the cherubim (so Num 7:89), Hos 2:4; Zec 6:1; Zec 9:7; Deu 28:57 the after-birth רַגְלֶיהָ מִבֵּין הַיּוֺצֵת that cometh forth from between her feet, i.e. from her womb (compare Il. 19. 10 πεσεῖν μετὰ ποσσὶ γυναικός) Repeated 2Ki 16:14 to specify the two objects from between which a thing is moved. Eze 47:18 is difficult and uncertain: see Commentaries Less precisely from, the midst of: Num 17:2 הַשְּׂרֵפָה מִבֵּין out of the midst of the burning, Psa 104:12 עֳפָאִים מִבֵּין from amongst the branches they utter their song, Jer 48:45 and a flame סִיחוֺן מִבֵּין from the midst of Sihon (Sihon representing his people: but expression is singular; read perhaps ס ׳מִבֵּית, compare Num 21:28 ס ׳מִקִּרְיַת: || in both passages מֵחֶשְׁבּוֺן), Eze 37:21.
e. לְ מִבֵּינוֺת from between Eze 10:2, Eze 10:6 (twice in verse); Eze 10:7.
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Dual בֵּנַ֫יִם space between two armies (= Greek μεταίχμιον), 1Sa 17:4, 1Sa 17:23 הַבֵּנַיִם אִישׁ man of the μεταίχμιον, i.e. champion (of Goliath).
בֵּית feminine of בֵּין בַּיִן, (NöM 194 f.; Syriac often, PS470)
preposition between Eze 41:9b (to be joined with Eze 41:10; see RVm), unless indeed a mere error for בֵּין (which Ezekiel often uses); also Pro 8:2 accusative To ᵐ5 (ἀνὰ μέσον) ᵑ9 ᵑ7 Hi Ew§217 g; and Job 8:17 according to ᵐ5 Ew Di1 (Di2undecided).
בֵּין preposition between (Biblical Hebrew [בַּ֫יִן,] בֵּין; בֵּינֵי בֵּין, ᵑ7, Syriac , ), Dan 7:5; with suffix 3plural masculine בֵּינֵיהוֺן Dan 7:7 Kt (Qr 3 plural feminine בֵּינֵיהֵן).