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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. Judges 15:4בֵּין־ · between
    Then Samson went out and caught three hundred foxes. And he took torches, turned the foxes tail-to-tail, and fastened a torch between each pair of tails.
  2. Judges 16:25בֵּ֥ין · between
    And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
  3. Judges 16:31בֵּ֤ין · between; וּבֵ֣ין
    Then Samson’s brothers and his father’s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. And he had judged Israel twenty years.
  4. Ruth 1:17בֵּינִ֥י · you; וּבֵינֵֽךְ׃ · and me
    Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”
  5. Ruth 2:15בֵּ֧ין · among
    When Ruth got up to glean, Boaz ordered his young men, “Even if she gathers among the sheaves, do not insult her.
  6. 1 Samuel 7:12בֵּֽין־ · between; וּבֵ֣ין
    Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
  7. 1 Samuel 7:14בֵּ֥ין · between; וּבֵ֥ין
    The cities from Ekron to Gath, which the Philistines had taken, were restored to Israel, who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites.
  8. 1 Samuel 14:4וּבֵ֣ין
    Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.
  9. 1 Samuel 14:42בֵּינִ֕י · between me; וּבֵ֖ין · and
    Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected.
  10. 1 Samuel 17:1בֵּין־ · between; וּבֵין־
    Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
  11. 1 Samuel 17:3בֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃ · between them
    The Philistines stood on one hill and the Israelites stood on another, with the valley between them.
  12. 1 Samuel 17:6בֵּ֥ין · slung between
    …and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.
  13. 1 Samuel 20:3בֵּינִ֖י · between me; וּבֵ֥ין · and
    But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”
  14. 1 Samuel 20:23בֵּינִ֥י · is a witness between; וּבֵינְךָ֖ · you and me
    And as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me forever.”
  15. 1 Samuel 20:42בֵּינִ֣י · a witness between; וּבֵינֶ֗ךָ · you and me; וּבֵ֥ין · and between; וּבֵ֥ין · and
    And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.
  16. 1 Samuel 24:12בֵּינִ֣י · between you and me; וּבֵינֶ֔ךָ
    May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.
  17. 1 Samuel 24:15בֵּינִ֣י · between you and me; וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ
    May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”
  18. 1 Samuel 26:13בֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃ · between them
    Then David crossed to the other side and stood atop the mountain at a distance; there was a wide gulf between them.
  19. 2 Samuel 3:1בֵּ֚ין · between; וּבֵ֖ין
    Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
  20. 2 Samuel 3:6בֵּ֚ין · between; וּבֵ֖ין
    During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.
  21. 2 Samuel 14:6בֵּֽינֵיהֶ֑ם · them
    And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.
  22. 2 Samuel 18:9בֵּ֤ין · in midair; וּבֵ֣ין
    Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair.
  23. 2 Samuel 18:24בֵּין־ · between
    Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.
  24. 2 Samuel 19:35בֵּין־
    I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what is good and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?
  25. 2 Samuel 21:7בֵּֽינֹתָ֔ם · between; בֵּ֣ין; וּבֵ֖ין · and
    Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.
  26. 1 Kings 3:9בֵּֽין־ · between
    Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
  27. 1 Kings 5:12בֵּ֤ין · between; וּבֵ֣ין
    And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
  28. 1 Kings 7:28בֵּ֥ין · attached
    This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights,
  29. 1 Kings 7:29בֵּ֣ין · between
    …and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.
  30. 1 Kings 7:46בֵּ֥ין · between; וּבֵ֥ין
    The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.