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
- Zechariah 11:14בֵּ֥ין · between; וּבֵ֥יןThen I cut in two my second staff called Union, breaking the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
- Zechariah 13:6בֵּ֣ין · on your chestIf someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest?’ he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’
- Malachi 2:14בֵּינְךָ֜ · between you; וּבֵ֣ין׀ · andYet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
- Malachi 3:18בֵּ֥ין · between; בֵּ֚ין · betweenSo you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”