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.
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
Occurrences
407 total
- 1 Kings 14:30בֵין־ · between; וּבֵ֥יןThere was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.
- 1 Kings 15:6בֵין־ · between; וּבֵ֥יןAnd there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.
- 1 Kings 15:7בֵּ֥ין · between; וּבֵ֥יןAs for the rest of the acts of Abijam, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
- 1 Kings 15:16בֵּ֣ין · between; וּבֵ֛יןNow there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
- 1 Kings 15:19בֵּינִ֣י · between me and you; וּבֵינֶ֔ךָ · [as there was] between; בֵּ֥ין; וּבֵ֣ין“Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
- 1 Kings 15:32בֵּ֣ין · between; וּבֵ֛יןAnd there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
- 1 Kings 18:42בֵּ֥ין · betweenSo Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.
- 1 Kings 22:1בֵּ֥ין · between; וּבֵ֥יןThen three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.
- 1 Kings 22:34בֵּ֥ין · between; וּבֵ֣יןHowever, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
- 2 Kings 2:11בֵּ֣יןAs they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.
- 2 Kings 9:24בֵּ֣ין · betweenThen Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.
- 2 Kings 11:17בֵּ֤ין · between; וּבֵ֤ין · and; וּבֵ֣ין; וּבֵ֥ין · He also [made a covenant] between; וּבֵ֥ין · andThen Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.
- 2 Kings 16:14מִבֵּין֙ · between; וּמִבֵּ֖ין · andHe also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple (between the new altar and the house of the LORD) and he put it on the north side of the new altar.
- 2 Kings 25:4בֵּ֣ין · betweenThen the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,
- 1 Chronicles 21:16בֵּ֤ין · between; וּבֵ֣ין · andWhen David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
- 2 Chronicles 4:17בֵּ֥ין · between; וּבֵ֥יןThe king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zeredah.
- 2 Chronicles 13:2בֵּ֥ין · between; וּבֵ֥ין…and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
- 2 Chronicles 14:11בֵּ֥יןThen Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
- 2 Chronicles 16:3בֵּינִ֣י · between me and you; וּבֵינֶ֔ךָ · [as there was] between; וּבֵ֥ין; וּבֵ֣ין“Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:33בֵּ֥ין · between; וּבֵ֣יןHowever, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
- 2 Chronicles 19:10בֵּֽין־ · whether; בֵּין־ · ofFor every dispute that comes before you from your brothers who dwell in their cities—whether it regards bloodshed or some other violation of law, commandments, statutes, or ordinances—you are to warn them, so that they will not incur guilt before the LORD and wrath will not come upon you and your brothers. Do this, and you will not incur guilt.
- 2 Chronicles 23:16בֵּינ֕וֹ · between himself; וּבֵ֥ין · and; וּבֵ֣יןThen Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.
- Nehemiah 3:32וּבֵ֨ין · And betweenAnd between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
- Nehemiah 5:18וּבֵ֨ין · and once everyEach day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.
- Esther 3:8בֵּ֣ין · amongThen Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.