בַּ֫יִן

ba.yinbetweenHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentAdjective407 occurrences32 books247 verses

Definition

(sometimes in the plural masculine or feminine); properly, the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from H995; a distinction; but used only as a preposition, between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
Traditional renderings: among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), + from (the widest), × in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בַּ֫יִן:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

407 total
  1. Genesis 20:1בֵּין־ · between; וּבֵ֣ין
    Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,
  2. Genesis 23:15בֵּינִ֥י · between you and me; וּבֵֽינְךָ֖
    “Listen to me, my lord. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”
  3. Genesis 26:28בֵּינוֹתֵ֖ינוּ · between; בֵּינֵ֣ינוּ · us; וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ · and you
    “We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you
  4. Genesis 30:36בֵּינ֖וֹ · between himself; וּבֵ֣ין
    Then he put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob, while Jacob was shepherding the rest of Laban’s flocks.
  5. Genesis 31:37בֵּ֥ין · between
    You have searched all my goods! Have you found anything that belongs to you? Put it here before my brothers and yours, that they may judge between the two of us.
  6. Genesis 31:44בֵּינִ֥י · between you and me; וּבֵינֶֽךָ׃
    Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”
  7. Genesis 31:48בֵּינִ֥י · between you; וּבֵינְךָ֖ · and me
    Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.
  8. Genesis 31:49בֵּינִ֣י · between you; וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ · and me
    It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.
  9. Genesis 31:50בֵּינִ֥י · between you and me; וּבֵינֶֽךָ׃
    If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
  10. Genesis 31:51בֵּינִ֥י · between you and me; וּבֵינֶֽךָ׃
    Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is the mound, and here is the pillar I have set up between you and me.
  11. Genesis 31:53בֵינֵ֔ינוּ · between us
    May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
  12. Genesis 32:16בֵּ֥ין · between; וּבֵ֥ין
    He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, “Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds.”
  13. Genesis 42:23בֵּינֹתָֽם׃ · between them
    They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
  14. Genesis 49:10מִבֵּ֣ין · from between
    The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
  15. Genesis 49:14בֵּ֥ין · between
    Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
  16. Exodus 8:23בֵּ֥ין · between; וּבֵ֣ין
    I will make a distinction between My people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.’”
  17. Exodus 9:4בֵּ֚ין · between; וּבֵ֖ין
    But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’”
  18. Exodus 11:7בֵּ֥ין · between; וּבֵ֥ין
    But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.
  19. Exodus 12:6בֵּ֥ין · at
    You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.
  20. Exodus 13:9בֵּ֣ין · on your forehead
    It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
  21. Exodus 13:16בֵּ֣ין · on your forehead
    So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”
  22. Exodus 14:2בֵּ֥ין · between; וּבֵ֣ין
    “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.
  23. Exodus 14:20בֵּ֣ין׀ · between; וּבֵין֙ · and
    …so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.
  24. Exodus 16:1בֵּין־ · is between; וּבֵ֣ין
    On the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt, the whole congregation of Israel set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai.
  25. Exodus 16:12בֵּ֤ין · At
    “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”
  26. Exodus 18:16בֵּ֥ין · between; וּבֵ֣ין
    “Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”
  27. Exodus 22:11בֵּ֣ין · between
    …an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
  28. Exodus 25:22מִבֵּין֙ · between
    And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.
  29. Exodus 26:33בֵּ֣ין; וּבֵ֖ין
    And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
  30. Exodus 29:39בֵּ֥ין · at
    Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight.
  31. Exodus 29:41בֵּ֣ין · at
    And offer the second lamb at twilight with the same grain offering and drink offering as in the morning, as a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.